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Orange, Brick Church, East Orange, West Orange, 
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one of the most attractive 
Essex County. These are 



The Oranges make vp 
and picturesque portions of 

four in number — the City of Orange, and the townships 
of East, West, and South Orange. All of them are 
famed for their handsome drives, romantic scenery 
I tjjS well paved streets, elegant and imposing mansions, the homes of New 
York's merchant princes, leading bankers and eminent lawyers, states- 
■cy men and scientists, as well as for the energy, public spirit and cul- 

ture of their inhabitants. The Oranges are pre-eminently cities of homes, and 
from the lay oE the land, its excellent natural drainage, the elevated situation 
of the territory, and its freedom from malarial and all epidemic and infectious 
diseases combine 'to make the country embraced within the limits of the Oranges, one of the most de- 
sirable and attractive places of residence near the city of New York. The natural attractions of this 
section of country are enhanced by the ease and rapidity with which business men residing there can 
reach the cities of New York and Newark. The former is reached by two lines of railroad, the Dela- 
ware Lackawanna and We=terr and the Orange branch of the Erie railroad. Both of these run fre- 
quent trains between the Oranges and New York, thus enabling business men to travel to and fro be- 
tween their residences and ofnces very conveniently. 

Ori<r nally the whole territory embraced within the boundaries of the Oranges Avas a part of Newark, 
then called "Our Towne on ye Passaick River." Indeed, the settlement of the Oranges was coincident with 
that of Newark. The early settlers of " Our Towne on ye Passaick " located there in 1666, and soon after 
more than one of them began casting longing eyes towards the fertile valleys and verdure clad slopes 
leading up t 1 Watchung, now the Orange Mountains, and it was not long before first one and then an- 
other of the pioneers of Newark went out towards the mountain and pre-empted land for a homestead. 




4 ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

About 1678 a party of Ncwarkers formed the nucleus of the Mountain Society, which afterwards became 
the First Presbyterian Church, which for many years was the centre around which the town grew. This 
venerable church has always been prominently identified with the history of Orange. Not satisfied with 
grants of the land from the Lords Proprietors of New Jersey, who then owned, or claimed to own, the whole 
of the State, the high-minded and (lod-fearing men who founded Orange were not willing to disregard the 
claims of the Indians, and all the land that was acquired by them was duly purchased of the original own- 
ers of the soil. True it is that in these days the price paid does not seem very large, and it is probably equally 
true that it was not exorbitant even in those primitive times, for the whole tract now covered by Orange, 
East, West and South Orange, was purchased of the Aborigines for a small sum of money, a quantity of 
gun powder, a lot of lead, some old guns, brass buttons and "two anchors of liquor." The whole of the 
tract where Llewellyn Park now is, and a considerable territory besides, was sold by the Indians for two 
guns, three coats and thirteen cans of rum. 

In 1681 the settlers who constituted the "Mountain Society, "had so increased in number that survey- 
ors were appointed to lay out highways as far as the mountain. The surveyors followed the trails made 
by the early settlers in going to and fro between Newark and the mountain, and one of the first roads laid 
out by them, is described as "Ye road leading from ye towne to ye foote of ye mountain, or Wheeler's as 
ye pathe now runs, as straight as ye ground will allow." The road thus definitely described now forms 
Orange street, Newark, Main street, in East Orange and Orange, and Northfield avenue, West Orange. 
It is one of the most attractive and picturesque drives in Esse.x county. The Wheeler referred to here is 
Nathaniel Wheeler, and his house stood very near where the entrance of Hutton Park now is. 

It is impossible within the scope of a work of this kind, which deals chiefly with the Oranges of the 
present day, to give any thing like a history of the early years of this rapidly growing section, and, there- 
fore, only a very brief mention of some of the more important points will be made. In 1806 the popula- 
tion of the town of Newark had so increased, and the interests of the residents of Orange, which was 
separated from Newark by a large tract of unsettled country, had become so diverse from those of the 
former place, that it was deemed best to form a separate municipality; accordingly, the Legislature passed 
an act to incorporate a portion of the township of Newark into a separate township, to be called the 
Township of Orange. One of the metes and boundaries mentioned in the act is a spring called the 
boiling spring. This spring is still in existence, and forms a portion of the source of the water su[)])ly of 
East Orange. 

As early as 1744 the settlers of Orange became involved in disputes in regard to titles of lands which 
were prevalent in this section of New Jersey at this time, and contributions were raised for paying the 
expenses of agents sent to Connecticut and to Horseneck (now Caldwell), for the purpose of obtaining 
papers and affidavits to confirm their rights. It was voted at a town meeting that whosoever should cut 
any wood or timber on any of the land called the parsonage land, shall forfeit lor every cart load ten 
shillings, and so in proportion for a larger or lesser quantity, for the use of the poor. 

Orange remained a township until 1859, when the place had grown to such an extent, tliat the more 
progressive and enterprising of the inhabitants felt that a better and more efficient system of government 
than that offered by the township laws of the State was needed. The necessity for a change in the 
method of administering the affairs of the municipality was especially felt in the matter of public improve- 
ments, which could not be carried out so readily under the old system as they could if the town were in- 
corporated. On November 17, 1859, a meeting of the citizens of Orange was held in Willow Hall, jiur- 
suant to a call of the Township Committee, to consider the propriety of applying to the Legislature for 
some change in the laws regulating the township government. Such subjects as the grading of streets, 
the establishment of police and fire departments, the reculation of the liquor traffic, and the division of 
the towns into wards were fully discussed, Drs. William M. Babbit and William Pierson, Simeon Harrison, 
Napoleon Stetson, Isaac J. Everitt and Jesse Williams were appointed to act with the Township Com- 
mittee and prepare a plan of incorporation. This committee subsequently drafted an act ])roviding for 
the incorporation of the town of Orange. By this act the town was divided into tliree wards, which 
embraced all the territory now comprised in the limits of Orange, East and West Orange. The act for 
the incorporation of the town of Orange was passed by the Legislature in January i860, and approved 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



by the Governor January 31, i860. The first Mayor of Orange was Dr. William Pierson, Sr., who served 
from i860 to 1863, being re-elected each year. There was a decided opposition to the incorporation on 
the part of many of the citizens, especially those residing in the limits of what are now East and West 
Orange. This feeling of opposition was still further engendered by troubles in relation to the public schools, 
which will be referred to in another place. In 1862 a portion of Orange was set off, together with a part 
of Caldwell and Livingston Townships, into a separate municipality, known as the Township of Fair- 
mount. In the following year another portion of the town of Orange was added to the Township of Fair- 
mount, and the name of the latter was changed to West Orange. In the year 1863 the Township of East 
Orange was also created out of another portion of the town of Orange. Notwithstanding the loss of these 
two important sections of territory, with their large population and great wealth. Orange has continued to 
steadily advance in every respect, and to-day is one of the best governed, most economically adminis- 
tered cities in New Jersey. On April 3, 1872, the corporate name of Orange was changed by the Legis- 
lature to the City of Orange. 

RAILROAD FACILITIES. 

Orange is reached from New York by two lines of railroads, the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- 
ern, and the Orange Branch of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad. The former road was 
originally the Morris and Essex Railroad, but has been absorbed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and 
Western. The other railroad is a branch of the Erie system. The Morris and Esse.x Railroad was for 
many years the only means of reaching either New York or Newark by rail, and to get there by other 
means than private conveyance the citizens were compelled to have recourse either to an old-fashioned 

stage line, or, later on, to horse cars. 
The Morris and Essex Railroad was 
the first to connect Orange with 
Newark and New York. This road 
was organized in 1835, and origin- 
ated in an attempt of several lead- 
ing citizens of Morristown to connect 
that place by railroad with Newark 
and New York. Meetings were held 
and committees were appointed to 
solicit aid and subscriptions from 
neighboring towns. In response to 
the efforts of the Morristown people 
a meeting was held at the South 
Ward Hotel, Newark, on Wednesday, 
January 14, with Stephen Dodd as 
chairman. Resolutions were adopted 
extending the cordial approbation of 
the meeting to the project of the 
Morristown Railroad, and Messrs. J. 
M. Meeker, Moses Bigelow and John 
P. Jackson were appointed a commit- 
tee to present the subject to the Leg- 
islature. The last named gentleman on this committee was the father of Mr. F. W. Jackson, the present 
General Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Messrs. Stephen Dodd, L. A. Sykes and William 
B. Kinney were appointed a committee to confer with a similar committee from Morristown and further 
the interests of the new road. On the 26th of January, 1835, the Legislature passed a bill incorporating 
the Morris and Essex Railroad Company. The company was authorized to lay out and construct a rail 
road or lateral roads from one or more suitable place or places in Morristown, to intersect one 
or more suitable places in the railroad kiown as the New Jersey Railroad and Transporta 
tion Company, at Newark or Elizabethtown. On the completion of the road to Newark 
a connection was made with the New Jersey Railroad by a track laid through Broad street, New- 




D., L. C>^ W. Depot .^t Orange. 



6 ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

ark, to the Centre street depot in that city, over which horse cars were run. Early in 1855 a branch road 
was l)uilt from the New Jersey (now the Pennsylvania) Railroad, in East Newark, and across the Passaic 
to connect the Morris and Essex with the New Jersey Railroad, and for many years passengers from 
Orange and other places were carried over the Morris and Essex Railroad as far as East Newark, on the 
line of that company, and thence without changing cars over the New Jersey tracks to Jersey City. In 
1 860 the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company obtained a charter for a railroad connecting New- 
ark with Uol>oken. This railroad was completed November 19, 1862, when the trains of the Morris and 
Essex Railroad were run direct to Hoboken tiirough the Bergen tunnel. In 1868 the Morris and Esse^ 
Railroad was leased to the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, who, several years 
subsequent to this, constructed a tunnel of their own through the Bergen hill, running diagonally across a 
portion of the old Bergen tunnel, which is now used by the Erie Railroad. The Delaware, Lackawanna 
and Western Railroad runs thirty-seven trains daily each way between Orange and New York, Sundays 
excepted. Of these three are express trains, that make no stop between the Oranges and Hoboken. 

In the year 1S57, when the effects of the financial panic which had visited the country that year were 
still severely telt. the directors of the Morris and Essex Railroad, with the mistaken idea that they could 
largely increase the revenue of their road, adopted a resolution to increase the fare between Orange and 
New York, and Orange and Newark fifty per cent, on commutation tickets and twenty-five 
per cent, on way fares, and also to reduce the number of trains about one-half. The 
directors of the Morris and Essex Railroad soon found that they had greatly mistaken 
the temper of the Orange people when they imagined that the citizens of that place 
would quietly submit to such treatment at their hands. Public meetings of citizens were held and 
the utmost indignation was expressed. A committee of leading citizens were appointed to wait upon the 
directors of the Morris and Essex Railroad. This committee was met by the railroad directors with a 
contemptuous refusal to recede from the position they had taken, and were told to go back to the people 
of Orange and inform them that the directors of the road understood their business ; that Orange travel 
was not worth having, and if the people did not submit they would bridge Orange over. This insolent 
answer to their just demands aroused the residents of Orange to the highest pitch of indignation. The 
people decided to be independent of the Morris and Essex Railroad, and to leave it severely alone. In 
less than two weeks an omnibus company was organized, with a capital of $5,575. Single fare between 
Orange and Newark was ten cents, and the yearly commutation was $25. From its start the stage line 
was an immense success, and it was not long before the Morris and Essex Railroad Directors receded 
from their untenable position and reduced the fares to the old standard. This, however, had little effect 
upon the Orange public, so bitter was the feeling against the railroad, and the stage company continued 
to do a big business. During the first year it carried 80,000 passengers between Orange and Newark- 
The capital stock was increased to $io,coo, besides paying a dividend of ten per cent, to stockholders- 
The omnibus line was continued three years, when it was dissolved, its property sold and the money re- 
turned to the stockholders. Subsequent to this a horse railroad was built betvvfeen Orange and Newark, 
which at first was a very small affair, but subsequently merged into the Orange and Newark Horse Car 
Railroad Company. 

The Orange branch of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad was built some eighteen or twenty 
years ago as a branch of the Montclair Midland Railroad system. It had its origin in the bad feeling 
that had always existed between a certain portion of the residents of the Oranges and the old Morris and 
Essex Railroad and its successor, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. The Watchung Railroad had 
a very precarious existence, and for awhile ceased running trains entirely. It was revived and absorbed 
by the New York and Greenwood Lake Company, and is now operated by the Erie Railroad Company. 
It extends from St. Mark's Church, West Orange, to Forest Hill, Newark, where it joins the main line of 
the Greenwood Lake road and forms a short route to New York. This road was the first to run express 
trains to New York from Orange, and has been the pioneer in many reforms in the train service. 

The Orange and Newark Horse Car Railroad Company was organized in 1859, when a charter was ob- 
tained from the Legislature. The project, however, slumbered for a year or two, owing to the opposition 
of one or two i)roperty owners in Market street, Newark, who sought to obtain an injunction restraining 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST 



the company from laying tracks in that thoroughfare. The suit was finally decided m favor of the com 
pany m i860, but the excitement that preceded and followed the breaking out of the war delayed the 
building of the road, and it was not until the Spring of 1862 that the road was built. Regular trips were 
not made until July of that year, when cars were run from the corner of Main and High streets, Orange, 

to Market street depot, Newark. 
r^" :;??.-■"; .'-■ ' - ■ ■" ■"■ ' ■ ■ - Several years ago the Orange and 

Newark Horse Car Railroad Com- 
pany was absorbed by the Essex 
Passenger Railway Company, 
v.hich had also secured control 
of the majority of horse car lines 
in Newark, and was run by them 
for several years. During the latter 
part of the year 1889 the majority 
of the stock of the Essex Passenger 
Railway Company was purchased 
by Philadelphia capitalists, and 
the name of the company changed 
to the Newark Passenger Railway 
Company. They propose to ex- 
tend their line in Orange up Main 
street to the West Orange line, and 
thence through Valley street, West 
Orange, to Tory corner, in that 
place. The entire line from the 
Market street depot, Newark, to 
Tory corner, West Orange, will be operated by the overhead electric system, with new and handsome 
cars, and the fare for the entire distance will be five cents each way. The completion of this electric 
road will be of inestimable benefit to the citizens of Orange, as it will give them rapid transit to 
Newark, and bring them into closer relations with that live business centre. 




Reynold's Terrace. 



EDUCATIOHAL FACILITIES. 



There is no County in the 
State of New Jersey, which pos- 
sesses a better and more thor- 
ough system of Public Schools 
than is to be found in the 
County of Essex, and the 
schools of "the Oranges" are 
justly considered by all impar- 
tial judges, as among the best 
organized and most efficient 
in the County. The matter of 
education is a subject that has 
always received great attention 
in this progressive and cultured 
community. The Colonists from 
New Haven who settled Orange 
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appreciation of the value and importance of the ediu ation of the young. The pro])ortion of those 
whose sij;natures on early town records appear liy their mark, is small, and this fact, taken in 
consideration with the circumstance that learning in those days was not as general and as widely 
diffused as it is to-day, indicates an intelligent community. One of the earliest schools in Orange was a 
classical school for hoys, tauglit by the Rev. Caleb Smith, v.ho was the second pastor of the Mountain, now 
First I'resbyterian Church. Kxactly how long this school was conducted the records do not clearly indi- 
cate, but it is known that he was 



pastor of the church from Novem- 
ber 30, 1 748, to October 22, 1 762 — 
nearly fourteen years. The school 
was held in his study. Mr. .Smith 
was a graduate of Yale College, 
and previous to his settlement in 
Orange, had assisted his father-in- 
law, the Rev. Mr. Dickinson, in 
teaching a class in Latin at Eliza- 
beth, then called Elizabethtown. 
lOvidence of the e.xistence of Mr. 
Smith's school in Orange is found 
in an old account book kept by 
him with his parishioners. In it are 
accounts with six young gentlemen, 
who are charged with the price 
of tuition, with Latin and Greek 
(irammars, and with several clas- 
sical books, as well as with 
the price of board. The Rev. 
Jedediah Chapman, also a grad- 
uate of Vale College, succeeded Mr. Smith as pastor, and held the pastorate from 1766 to iSoo— 
thirty-four year.s. .\ portion of this pastorate included the stormy period of the Revolutionary 
war, when in all probability educational matters were overshadowed and neglected in the excitement of 
political interests. But it was only for a brief period that the proper instruction of the young was suffered 
to remain in abeyance. Peace had no sooner come than measures were taken to found the Orange Acad- 
emy. A substantial stone building two stories high was erected on Main Street in 1786. The building 
was only torn down a few years ago, although for many years before that it had been used for business, 
and not for school purposes. From early records it appears that the Acadainy was intended to bea pub- 
lic school, for the use of all the inhabitants of Orange. The association which built the Academy, was at 
first purely voluntary, as the earliest statute for incorporating institutions of learning, was passed in 
1 794, and the trustees soon after availed themselves of it and became an incorporated body. It had a high 
reputation as a classical school, and its fame drew patronage from abroad, .\mong its pupils was John 
McPherson Berrien, afterwards a prominent citizen of (Georgia, who served his State in the United States 
Senate for fifteen years, and was also Attorney-General of the United States. 

Joseph C. Hornblower, afterwards Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and one of the 
most eminent jurists that New Jersey has ever produced, was also a graduate of this Academy. Among 
other schools of prominence in the early history of Orange, were the old white school house, near where the 
present Brick Church stands in East Orange, and that of .\unt Polly Condit, which was started on Main 
Street, near Day. The latter was started about 1812. 

In the early part of the present century a public school was opened in that part of Orange known as 
'lory Corner, now included in the limits of West Orange. The first teacher was a Scotchman named 
Simon Simpson. He remained there but a few years, when lie resigned and returned to his native coun- 
try, but subsetpiently came back to Orange, where his daughters established a young ladies seminary. 



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ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 

The school established at Tory Corner, by Mr. Simpson, was afterwards taught by Mr. Shaler J. 
Hillyer, and under his management it became one of the most noted institutions of learning in the coun- 
ty. Among the most prominent schools of later days were those of Miss Julia A. Dobridge and the 
Rev. Joshua D. Berry, both of them .schools for boys and girls; Mr. TenBroeck's school for boys, the Rev. 
C. S. Stocking's boarding school for boys, the Misses Bradshaw's Young Ladies' Seminary, the Young Ladies' 
Seminary at Brick Church, founded b> Rev. F. A. Adams, D. D., who afterwards had one of the leading 




L''.--.!.l. SCOTLANJi R ..;■ -i: 1' Ai'lNTROSE AVEXUK. 
(Orange Mountains in distance.) 

boys' schools. The Misses Robinson, whose father, Col. Chester Robinson, was for many years Principal 
of the Orange Academy, and one of the most noted educators in the place, for many years conducted a 
Young Ladies' school on the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue, Orange, which they only gave 
up during the present Summer. This school is now continued by the Rev. C. S. Stocking. The Dear- 
born-Morgan school, on Main Street, is one of the best known private schools in this section. It also 
Jits pupils of both sexes for college, as thoroughly as any preparatory school. 

As early as 18 17 a fund was founded by voluntary contributions of the benevolent for the education of 
children whose parents were unable to pay for their tuition. This fund has been carefully nurtured, and 
the revenue therefrom now goes toward the education of children at the Orphans' Home. In 1846 
the office of Township Superintendent of Public Schools was created. The history of public schools in 
Orange has been one of continued progress, although the setting off of East and West Orange proved for a 
time a great detriment to the establishment of a proper system of graded schools. In 1861 the propriety 
and advantage of combining the districts in the central parts of the town and establishing a high school 
began to be considered. In 1862 the movement became quite general in the Ashland, Central and St. 
Mark's districts, which embraced territory containing about two-thirds of the children of the town. This 



,o ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

district extended from what is now Walnut street, East Orange, to the top of First Mountain. The effort 
to establish graded schools aroused considerable oi)i)osition in the outlying and thinly-settled districts 
as the residents of those localities insisted that they were practically deprived of the benefit of the gram- 
mar schools, as they were located in the centre of the town, and at such a distance that it was difficult for 
their children to reach them. The troubles about the schools in connection with other differences be- 
tween the central and outlying districts, led to the separation of East and West Orange from Orange. In 
April, 1868, the !,egislature passed a law placing the public schools of the town of Orange under the 
care of a Board of Education, composed of nine members, three from each ward. This centralization of 
the work of public instruction has been attended with excellent results, among which are uniformity in 
the course of study and in text books, a thorough system of discipline, the selection of jjrincipals and 
teachers by a system of rigid examinations, and the sui)ervision of the entire educational system by a 
Superintendent of Public Schools, appointed by the Board of Education, and responsible to them alone. 
The present Board of Education consists of twelve members (three from each of the four wards). The 
. iVesident of the Board is Mr. .\ugustus T. Grinsted, who is a former principal of one of the Orange 
schools. The Superintendent of Schools is Prof. Usher W. Cutts, who has held this position for man) 
years. Orange has now a high school and grammar and primary schools. The number of children en- 
rolled in the schools, as appears by the report of the Board for the year 1889, was 2,098, and the amoun! 
expended for the support of public schools in Orange was $35,999.10 

All of the i)ublic school buildings of Orange are large and substantial structures of brick, with consid- 
erable architectual beauty ; all have ample grounds, large and airy court yards, are well lighted and ven- 
tilated, and the closest attention has been paid to sanitary matters, as well as to providing jjroper egress 
in case of fire or panic. The capacity of the four principal school buildings is as follows : High School, 
nine rooms, seating capacity, 380 ; Park Avenue, eleven rooms, seating capacity, 537 ; Lincoln Avenue, 
eight rooms, seating 380 ; Valley, two rooms, seating 105. 

WATER SUPPLY AHD SEWERAGE. 

Until 1884 the City of Orange had no public source of water supply. The citizens were compelled to 
depend upon wells and cisterns for all water which they used for drinking and domestic purposes. As 
the town began to increase in population and buildings multiplied and were placed near together, it be- 
came evident that at no distant day the citizens of Orange v/ould be compelled, not only by sanitary rea- 
sons, but for the sake of getting a larger quantity of water, to seek for a permanent supply for the entire 
town. This was emphasized by the fact that for fire purposes the city was entirely dependent upon 
brooks and cisterns, and that the watei frecjuently gave out at fires. The late David N. Ropes, as well 
as the late Dr. William Pierson, together with George J. Ferry, Edward Austin and (ieorge H. Hartford. 
former Mayors of Orange, all urged action in this matter. While Mr. Ropes was in the Common Coun- 
cil from 1866 to 1870, he jjersistently advocated the procuring of a new sujiply. I'he subject was discussed; 
for several years, and various sources of supply were considered, Mr. Ropes being ably seconded by 
George Spottiswoode, and a number of leading citizens of both parties. There were, however, many 
citizens and tax-i)ayers who were bitterly ojjposed to taking any action in the matter, on account 01 the 
expense, and little or nothing was done until 1882, when it was decided to take the supply from the west 
branch of the Rahway river. Lands were purchased, water-rights acquired and a large storage reservoir 
was constructed on lands between the First and Second Mountains, just South of Northfield Avenue, V/est 
Orange. The quantity of land taken for reservoir [uirposes was 100.65 acres. The area flowed was 65.647 
acres. The capacity of the basin is about 270,000,000 gallons, and at a comparatively small expense this 
capacity can be increased to 470,000,000 gallons. The dam is 832 feet long from the westerly end to the 
overflow. It is 20 feet wide on the top, and has a cemented wall ten feet thick at the base, running its entire 
length The overflow line is elevated 142 feet above the level of the railroad at Cone Street, thus insuring 
sufficient pressure to reach the top of the highest building in Orange. Hydrants are set near the street cor- 
ners and along the lines of streets, so that nearly every point in the city can be reached with 250 feet of 
hose. The works wcr^- turned over to the city in 1884. The cost of construction was $388,875.44. Since then 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. it 

additional sums have been expended on the works, and in extending and improving the plant and laying 
new mains, so that the entire cost of the water supply is $425,000. The city spends at the rate of $7,000 
per year for new mains, maintenance of the works, elc. The supply of water for household and fire 
purposes is an abundant one, and for the latter it is so great that not a serious fire has occurred since the 
construction of the works. There are at present 200 fire hydrants in the city of Orange, 1 1 in South 
Orange and 2 in West Orange. 

THE PRESS. 



Orange has one daily and three weekly newspapers, published in the English language, and one weekly 
paper in the German language. The oldest paper in Orange, is the Journal, which is published every 
Saturday morning, by Mr. Edgar Williams. It was first issued July i, 1854, by Edward Gardner, and 
was then the only paper in Essex County, outside thfe city of Newark. In i86o, Mr. Gardner sold the 
Journal to Messrs. Henry C. Bloomfield and Henry Farmer. These gentlemen retained proprietorship 
until July 13, 1861, when Mr. Gardner again assumed possession, and remained at its head until the 
Spring of 1870, when Mr. J. M. Reuck of the New York Evening Post, assumed control. During the 
Avar the Journal was outspoken in its support of the Union and the Republican party. Mr. Reuck also 
made the paper a vigorous Republican organ. On April i, 1876, Mr. Oliver Johnson purchased the 

paper, changed it 
from a folio to a 
(luarto, made 
many improve- 
ments in its typo- 
graphical appear- 
ance, but made 
the mistake of at- 
tempting to make 
the paper more 
of a literary and 
artistic journal, 
than a newspa- 
per. In 1879 the 
paper was pur- 
chased by Mr. 
Samuel Toombs, 
a former Newark 
journalist, who at 
once changed the 
character of the 
paper and devot- 
ed its work to 
the home field, 
magnifying home 
interests, and 
Mr. Toombs' 




Thk Tobogg.'^n Slide in Orange Valley. 



Under 



giving full and accurate reports of all occurrences in the Oranges, 
able management the Journal entered upon an era of prosperity and influence, such as it had never occu- 
pied before. Mr. Toombs decided to make his paper a semi-weekly in October, 1883, and went to a heavy 
expense in doing so. For a while the new departure was very popular, and the venture a successful one. 
In the following Spring the paper removed to larger quarters. It was soon found, however, that a semi- 
weekly paper could not be made a permanent financial success in Orange, and the Journal returned to 
its former status as a weekly. In 1887 Mr. Toombs left the Journal to engage in literary work of another 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 




character, and Mr. P^dgar Williams became editor and i)roprietor. Under his able management the 
paper has |>rospered to a remarkable degree, improvements have been made in the make up of the pa[)er. 
careful attention is paid to all local news, and the iiajjer occupies a ])osition of influence among the Re- 
publican press of the State. 

'I'he Orange Chronicle is an independent paper in its politics, devoting its attention entirely to the 

interests of 
the city and 
supporting or 
criticizing 
men and meas- 
ures on their 
merits, and 
without re- 
gard to their 
party affilia- 
tions. The first 
number of the 
Chronicle was 
issued Janua- 
ry 30, 1869, 
by Frank \V. 
Baldwin and 
Joseph Atkin- 
son. During 
the year 1869, Mr. Atkinson sold his interest to J. 15. Loomis, and in May, 1870, Mr. 
Raldwin purchased Mr. Loomis' interest and secured full control of the paper. He has ever 
since conducted the editorial and business management of the paper with marked ability and success. 
The Chronicle has been enlarged three times. It is issued every Saturday morning, and is taken by the 
best people in all the Oranges. It is bright and newsy and gives detailed and accurate reports of al] 
public meetings in the Oranges, as well as of all local events, and contains a great deal of interesting 
gossip of the day, while its selected matter is more than ordinarily interesting and readable. It is one of 
the best paying newspapers in the County. 

The Orange Volksbote, which is printed in the German language, is devoted to the interests of the Ger- 
man-.\merican residents of the Oranges. It is Democratic in politics, and is a six-column paper, issued 
weekly. It was established in 1872 by Darstaedt & Erdman. In 1876 Mr. Darstaedt disposed of his interest 
in the paper to Mr. Erdman, and the latter has been editor and publisher ever since. 

The Orange Mail is a daily afternoon newspaper, with an increasing circulation. It was started 
April I, 1888, by Samuel Toombs and Daniel P. Libby. On the death of Mr. Toombs in March, 18S9, 
the paper passed into the hands of a stock company, and Mr. Libby assumed full control of the editorial 
and business management. In jjoliticsthe Mail is Republican, and it vigorously supports the candidates 
and policy of the party, and al the same time gives detailed and accurate reports of all the local events in 
the Oranges. 

The Orange Herald is a weekly Democratic paper, which has been conducted for about two years past 
by Mr. Daniel Dugan. It has taken a strong stand against the saloon element in the Democratic party 
of Orange, and has quite considerable standing. 



Main Sikkei', Opposhe Chronicle I'.uii.ding. 



PIRE AHD POLICE DEPARTMEHT. 

The Orange Fire Department, though one of the most efficient dejjartments of the city govern- 
ment, is one whose history dates back but very few years. Previous to 1857 Orange was without a Fire 
Department. For a year or two previous to i860 spasmodic efforts had been made to establish a fire 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



company in the place, which was then beginning to grow into large proportions, but they were all signal 
failures. During the year 1859 Mr. H. M. Graham, an enterprising citizen of Orange, raised money suf- 
ficient to partially pay for a hand engine. The engine was procured and brought to the town, and a vol. 

unteer company organized, but the Township Com- 
mittee refused to purchase it or to make any appro- 
priation towards its purchase. The old fogy element 
in the town was opposed to the formation of a Fire 
Department. They claimed there was no need of it, 
as there had never been any serious fires in the place, 
and that a fire of any kind was an almost unheard-of 
event, therefore there was no need to burden the tax- 
payers with the support of a department that was 
jiractically u-seless. It was also* urged that if an en- 
gine were purchased the rowdies in the town would 
set fire to buildings for the fun of seeing the engine 
work. Mr. Graham saw that it was useless to press 
the subject, and the engine was finally returned to 
its owners. When the town was incorporated in 1860 
attention was again called to the subject, and Mr. 
Graham, who had been dubbed " Chief Engineer," 
made a humorous report to the public of the con- 
dition of the Fire Department, in which he stated that 
its most reliable apparatus was a syringe, a large 
sponge and a bucket. The satire had but little effect, 
though several times later on short-lived hook and 
ladder or engine companies were organized. It was 
not until 1867 that a permanent hook and ladder 
coinpany was organized. This was the germ from 

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which a Fire Department sprang, 
steam fire engine, a hose carriage, a hook and ladder truck and a hand engine were added 
volunteer Fire Department was 
disbanded and a paid Fire De- 
partment organized under Chief 
Engineer John J. Fell. The 
hand engine was sold and an- 
other steamer added, and horses 
were procured to draw the en- 
gines. The department at pres- 
ent consists of two steam fire 
engine companies and two trucks. 
The pressure on the water mains 
of si.xty pounds to the square 
inch is sufficient to give the de- 
partment all the water they re- 
quire for fires under ordinary cir- 
curnstances, and to throw streams 
over the highest buildings in the 
place, and it is but rarely that the 
engines are called into service. 

Orange has always borne the 
reputation of a quiet and orderly Winter Scene Opp. P. O. 



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ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



community, and although constables were elected from times dating back beyond the memory 
of the oldest inhabitant, yet there was little or nothing for them to do, and it was not until 
the incorporation of the town that an effort was made to organize a police force, and then 
the "force" consisted of a Town Marshal, John Grannis, and occasional specials for extra duty. 
This state of affairs continued for several years. As late as 1870 the entire police force of 
Orange consisted of a marshal and two patrolinen. A building in Center street was leased and fitted 
up for a station-house and ])olice court. Soon after the force was increased and ini])rovements 
were made in the discipline of the force. The temporary quarters of the police were found to be utterly 
inadequate to the needs of the department, and the present station-house on Center street was erected 
The force now consists of Chief of Police William McChesney, two sergeants and twenty patrolmen.- 

PUBLIC BUILDIHGS IH ORANGE. 

Within the last few years several handsome buildings have been erected on Main street, and others 
are in course of construction. There is no building in which citizens of all the Oranges take more pride 
than Music Hall, forming, as it does, a rallying place for them all, for concerts, lectures and drama- 
tic performances. 
This hall is an 
elegant three-sto- 
ry structure, in 
the English goth- 
ic style of archi- 
tecture, and is 
constructed of 
Philadelphi a 
brick and brown- 
stone, with terra- 
cotta trimmings. 
It stands on the 
northeast corner 
of Main and Day 
streets. The six- 
ty feet frontage 
is divided into 
triple bays: gran- 
ite columns, with 
carved graystone 
caps form the 
portals to a twelve-foot entrance in the centre. A broad, firei)roof staircase leads up to 
the second floor, where there are spacious lobbies tiled throughout. Beyond this lobby is 
the entrance to the main auditorium. The floor of this auditorium slants gradually toward the stage. 
The space occupied by the orchestra chairs and dress circle is 61x57 feet. There is a gallery immedi- 
ately above, extending entirely around the sides, this being on the third-story level. At the north end 
of the hall is a large stage, well supplied with scenery, dressing rooms, etc. The interior of the hall is 
handsomely decorated, the acoustic properties are excellent, the greatest care has been paid to ventila- 
tion, and, altogether. Music Hail is in every respect a charming audience room. During the amusement 
season it is occupied the greater part of the time for either musical or dramatic entertainments. In fact, 
more than once society people from Newark have been* forced to avail themselves of Music Hall for 
balls and other entertainments, as before Miner's Theatre was completed there was no place in that city 
suitable for such entertainments, and even now they are often forced to come to Music Hall, for the rea- 
son that it is impossible always to get Miner's Theatre. Some of the most select balls held in Essex 
County are given in this hall every Winter. On the first story of this building are the stores of Parsons & 




Music Hai.i. and First Presbyterian Church. 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



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Co., druggists, and S. & J. Davis, caterers and confectioners. On the second story of the building, 
on the opposite side of the lobby from the hall are the rooms of the New England Society. On the third 
floor is a smaller hall, known as Upper Music Hall. 

The Masonic Building, which stands on the nortii side of Main street, below the First Methodist 

Church, is an imposing brick 

structure, three stories high. 
The facade is of Philadelphia 
pressed brick, with terra-cotta 
trimmings. On the first story 
are the post office and stores, 
and a broad entrance way open- 
ing upon the staircase leading 
to the upper stories. On the 
second floor are offices, and on 
the third floor is a handsomely 
appointed lodge rooin, which is 
occupied on different nights 
by Union and Corinthian 
Lodges, F. t A. M., and Or- 
ange Chapter, Royal Arch 
Masons. This building is the 
property of Union Lodge, 
which is one of the oldest Ma- 
sonic lodges in the Stat-.- of 
New Jersey. It was erected 
3 years ago, and cost $50,000. 
[t is the handsomest Masonic 
building within a hundred 
miles of New York. 

The Orange Memorial 
Hospital, which is a tasteful 
brick structure, is situated on 
Essex ave., near Henry st. It 
is the only hospital in the 
County outside the city of 
Newark, and is supported by 
the contributions of the benev- 
olent in all the Oranges. It 
was originally founded by the 

late John G. Vo.se, one of the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Orange, to whose energy 
and public spirit the thriving settlement of Montrose is largely due. Mr. Vose was prompted to build 
the hospital as a memorial to a departed wife, whom he most tenderly loved, but not feeling altogether 
able to build such a hospital as he wished to see, from his private means, and feeling that others might 
like to join him in making this hospital a memorial of their departed ones, he gave it the name it at 
present bears. The idea became a popular one. Others gladly contributed to it in memory of their 
loved ones who had entered into rest, and from this slender beginning arose the present fine building. 
Only a few years ago Mr. John Burke, of Llewellyn Park, erected the Burke Pavilion, as an addition to 
the hospital, in memory of a departed brother. There are many beautiful memorials of others in and 
around the building. The hospital is under the control of a board of lady managers, whose members 
represent the leading families of all the Oranges. There is also an advisory board, composed of the 




Masonic H.m.l, Orange. 



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ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



most [jrominent gentlemen of the 
four Oranges, while on the sur- 
gical staff are the leading physi- 
cians of the four places. Adjoin- 
ing the hospital is the Training 
School for Nurses, the students of 
which care for the patients in the 
hospital while pursuing their 
studies. 

.\ handsome edifice for the 
Home of the Good Shepherd, a 
home for aged people supported 
by the Episcopal churches of the 
Oranges, is also being erected on 
Essex av., in vicinity of hospital. 

The Woman's Christian 
remjierence Union have a taste- 
ful brick- edifice on the southwest 
corner of South Main and Com- 
merce streets. This also contains 
a fair-sized hall for meetings. 
The Orange Free Library occupies a modest fr.une building on South Main street, near Prince. 
It is becomini; every year more popular. 

The Bureau of Associated Charities, which is a sort of clearing house for all the charitable work 
of the city, and is designed to prevent fraud and imposition on the charitable, and at the same time to 
help the deserving poor, occupy a large, tvvo-story frame building on Essex avenue. 

YOUNG MEH'S CHRISTIAH ASSOCIATION 

419 Main Street, Orange, N. J. 




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Orange Memorial Hospital. 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 

Incorporated December, 1SS7. '• 

SAMUEL COLGATE, President. 

ROBERT D. DOUGLASS, Secretarij. AARON CARTER, Treasurer. 

Jonathan J. Broome, George Gray, Jacob D. Mills, 

Fred'k M. Shepard, Joseph Vf. Stickler, 

And the President of the Association, ex-officio. 

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 

K. M. COLGATE, President. 

A. D. CHAMBERS, Treasurer. 

DAVID G. HOLMES, Secretary Pro. tem. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



•ljOUNq]ylEN'sCH[\lSTlAN- 

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Geo. Bayles, M. D., 
Gilbert Colgate, 
Edw. E. Clapp, 
Sumner F. Dudley, 
Thos. S. p. Fitch, M. D., 



Edw. Green, 
W. S. Kjjowles, 
D. W. Richards, 
J. W. Stickler, 
Henry H. Truman. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. 

Harold AV. Buchanan, General Secretary. 

JoH.v M. Laning, Jr., Assistant Secretary. 

John E. Dalphin, Office Assistant. 

Edwin W. Logan, Physical Director. 

VALLEY BRANCH.— 72 Free.man Strlet. 

Gilbert Colgate, Chairman. John M. Lamng, Jr.. Secretary. 

COLORED DEPARTJPNT.— Willow Hall, Main Street. 




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CHURCHES AHD CEMETERIES. 

Orange may well be called a city of churches. There is scarcely a denomination of any importance 
that is not represented within its limits. Many of its churches are models of architectural beauty. 
The oldest is the First Presbyterian. This is the oldest church organization in the County, 
outside of the city of Newark. It was organized in 17 19, as "The Mountain Society," and was known as 
such for nearly or quite a century. As late as 1753 the parish embraced what is now Orange, East, 
West and South Orange, Livingston, Bloomfield, Montclairand Caldwell. In 1720 ground was purchased 
from Samuel Wheeler, on which to erect a house of worship. The site selected was in the middle of 
what is now Main Street, between Day and Cone streets. • The roadbed parted at the church and ran on 
either side of it, meeting again beyond the edifice. In 1754, a second edifice was erected, also in the 
middle of Main Street. It was built of stone and was possessed of little or no architectural beauty. On 
lune II, 1783 the Legislature of New Jersey incorporated the Church under the title of the Second 
Presbyterian Church of Newark. When the township of Orange was set off from Newark in 1806, it be- 
came necessary for the Church to change its corporate name, and by an act of the Legislature the title 
was changed to the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, which name it still bears. In May, 181 1, a half 
acre of land was purchased on the north side of what is now Main street, of Stephen I). Day for $400, .. 
and the present church edifice was erected. The corner stone was laid September 15, 1812. The old 
meeting house was taken down, and the material, as far as possible, was used in constructing the new. 
The stone tablet over the door of the old building was transferred to the inside of the tower of the new, 
where it remains at the present day. The church was dedicated in September, 1813. The old parsonage 
was built upon a four-acre lot purchased of Mathew Williams on the north side of Main street, opposite 
where Military Park now is, and included the lot now occupied by Grace Church, the plot being twenty 
acres in extent. The deed was given September 13, 1748. The price paid was four pounds per acre. 
The house was completed in the Summer of 1749, <"id in September of that year, Caleb Smith, the pastor 
of the church, with his young wife took possession of the house, which was then one of the best mansions 
west of Newark. The house was occupied thirteen years by Mr. Smith, was then leased to tenants, then 
occupied thirty years by another pastor, and fourteen years by another, and then used forty years as a 
tenement house, after which it was demolished. Some of the stones of the old parsonage were set m the 
dwelling of .\lbert Pierson, in 1854. Others were used in the foundations of Willow Hall, and others 
were converted into tomb-stones in Rosedale Cemetery. In 1836 measures were taken to provide a new 
parsonage A lot on High street was purchased of Abraham Harrison at two dollars per foot. The lot 
was fifty feet front, and^Mr. Harrison added a tract equally large by way of donation. The house was 
finished in the Spring of .837 and occupied by the pastor, the Rev. William C. White. When Mr. White 
retired from active service in 1855 the church donated him the parsonage and lot, and this property is 
still in possession of his heirs. Among other means of defraying their expenses the trustees of the old First 
Presbyterian Church resolved to build a sloop m .7S4, and run it between Newark and Albany, the par- 
ish to receive one-third of the profits of each trip. This sloop was known as the Orange Sloop. The 
sloop and the dock m Newark from which it ran, were sold about .8.2. The present church edifice 
comprises a large portion of the building dedicated in 1813. but has been enlarged and remodeled 
several times. The church has always been prominently identified with the history of the town, and 
its members have always been noted for their ardent patriotism. 

Rev. Jedediah Chapman, who was its pastor during the Revolutionary War, espoused warmly the cause 
of the Colonists, and more than once attempts were made to capture him and take him to the British 
Camp in order that he might be punished for his outspoken loyalty to the cause of freedom The loving 
vigilance of his people, however, frustrated all these attempts and he was enabled to escape in safety from 
British and Tory spies. During the civil war the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church were 
noted for their loyalty to the Union, and from the outbreak of the war till its close its pastor, the Rev. 
lames Hoyt was outspoken in his denunciation of secession and slavery, and in his support of the 
National government; indeed, the First Presbyterian Church was the rallying place for more than one 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



Union muciing, as well as for gatherings to furnish means to aid and relieve the soldiers, who were at the 
front or suffering from wounds and sickness in hos])itals. 

The Central Presbyterian Church had its origin from tlie fact that the l-'irst I'resbj terian Church and 
the Second, now Brick Church, East Orange, belonged to the New School branch of the Presbyterian 
body, while there were among the parishioners of both churches, several families who had removed from 
New York and Brooklyn, who belonged to the New School. In November, 1866, a meeting was held in 
St. Mark's School house, on the borders of Llewellyn Park, to confer about a new church. On the 27th 




Main St., Opp. Common, Looking West. 

of November it was resolved by the same gentlemen to form a new congregation. Subsequent to this 
Central Hall was secured and fitted up as a place of worship. Public worship was first held there Sun- 
day, December 16, 1866. The Church was organized with thirty-three members, by the Presbytery of 
Passaic, January 20, 1867. In 1869 a lot on the corner of Main and Prince streets was purchased, and 
the erection of the present church edifice w^as begun. The building was finished and dedicated July 14, 
1872. 

The German Presbyterian Church, whose edifice is situated on William street, between Park and Hillyer 
streets, had its origin in the earnest efforts of Rev. Christian Wismer, of the German Theological Semi- 
nary, of Bloomfield, who visited the German people of Orange with a view to organize a Mission or Church 
among them. He was well received by both Germans and Americans. The First Presbyterian Church 
tendered him the use of their session room for his services, and services were held there until 1866, when 
the First German Presbyterian Church of Orange was duly organized, with the Rev. Christian Wismer as 
pastor. The corner-stone of the present church edifice was laid August 28, 1869, and the church was 
dedicated on ihe 2Sth of the following December. 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



19 



The Methodist Church is very strong in (Jrange, having a large membershiii, and being very active 
in its work; The earHest Methodist services of which there are any record in the Oranges, were 
held in the old school house at Tory Corner in 18 19 and '20, by Rev. Charles Pitman, a missionary. In 
the .A.utumn of 1828 Rev. Isaac Winner, of Belleville, held occasional services in the house of a Mr. Bishop, 
near the corner of Main and Cone streets. On the last Sunday in August, 1829, old Masonic Hall on 
Main street was hired by the Methodists, and opened for divine worship. On September 20, 1830, the 
Board of Trustees of the Methodist Church purchased the lot on which the present edifice stands, and 
began the erection of a modest structure there. The first settled pastor was Rev. E. S. Janes, afterwards 




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one of the most prominent Bishops of the Methodist Church. The first building was removed in 1859 
and the present brick structure was erected in its place. It has been enlarged once or twice since, and 
the congregation is in a flourishing condition. From this church have sprung several Mission Chapels, 
as well as the large and flourishing Calvary M. E. Church in East Orange. 

Grace Episcopal Church is the second of the churches of this communion in the Oranges, and is an 
offshoot from St. Mark's. West Orange. It was organized by the Rev. Joshua D. Berry, who had charge of 
a flourishing school in Orange. The town of Orange, which at that time comprised Orange, East and 
West Orange, was just entering upon its career of prosperity resulting from the infusion of Xew York and 
New England blood into the community, and the need of an Episcopal Church more centrally located 
than St Mark's, was beginning to be felt. .\ meeting was held in Bodwell Hall, corner of Park and Will- 
iam streets, on March 5, 1854, when Grace Church parish was formally organized by the election of Jesse 
Williams and Philander T- Bodwell. as wardens, and eight vestrymen The lot u,.c.n which Grace Church 



20 ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

stands, was purchased from the trustees of the First Presbyterian Church for $3,000. Ground was broken 
for the new edifice during the Summer of 1856, and on August 12, of the same year, the corner stone was 
laid. The edifice is built of brown sand stone, taken from a quarry in Pleasant Valley, West Orange, and 
was completed during June, 1857. The Church was consecrated July 16, 1857, by the Right Reverand 
deorge W. Doane, D. D., L. L. D, Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey, a large concourse of clergy 
being present. The cost of the church edifice and furniture was $[ 1,000, At that time there were 113 
communicants in the parish. The first rector of the church was the Rev. James S. Bush, who entered 
ujjon his duties in July, 1856, and resigned in 1867. During the civil war, Mr. Bush was very outspoken 
in his loyalty to the Union, and in consequence incurred considerable hostility from certain ones who did 
not agree with his views. He held his own, however, and the Church soon acquired the reputation o^ 
being one of the most patriotic in Essex County. In 1868 Mr. Bush was succeeded by the present rector, 
the Rev. Anthony Schuyler, D. D. During this same year a rectory was built on William street, at a cost 
of $9,000. Under the ministrations of Dr. Schuyler, the history of Grace Church has been one of prog- 
ress and prosperity. In 1872 the congregation had increased to such an e.xtent that an addition to the 
church was necessary, and a brownstone transejit and chancel were added, and a new organ was pro- 
cured, the cost of these improvements being $20,000. In 1877 another addition was made, consisting of 
a brownstone Chapel and Sunday School room, costing $6,000. During 1888 Grace Church was again 
enlarged and beautified, and in 1890 the tower erected. 

The North Orange Baptist Church is the leading one of that denomination in the Oranges. It was 
organized in Waverly Hall, May 11, 1857, at first as a Mission and Sunday School. On August 2, 1857, 
thirty-nine persons signified their willmgness to unite in the formation of a Baptist Church. On Septem- 
ber 23, of the same year, the Rev. J. B. Moss was chosen pastor, and on November 5, 1857, he was 
installed, and the Church was publicly recognized by the council of Baptist churches, under the title of 
the North Orange Baptist Church. In December, 1859, the trustees purchased a lot on Main street, and 
erected a church, this being now a portion of the present lecture room and Sunday School. The present 
church was completed and dedicated May 31, 1874, and cost $75,000. It has since been added to and is 
now one of the handsomest and most imposing structures in Orange, and forms a conspicuous feature of 
Main street, standing as it does, on the corner of Main and Prince streets, facing the common. It has always 
numbered among its membership some of the wealthiest of the citizens of Orange. The Church has 
always been a most liberal contributor to missionary, denominational, and benevolent objects. 

The Orange Valley Congregational Church, which stands on Highland avenue, near Lincoln 
avenue, is one of the most unique and beautiful church edifices in Orange. It is built of trap rock from 
the mountain side, with brownstone trimmings, and is in the Gothic style of architecture. It was com- 
pleted in in 1868. The site on which the church stands, is a commanding bluff looking down upon the 
Orange Valley, and over across it upon the sloping sides of the Orange mountain, with its dense growth 
of forest, broken here and there by elegant villa sites and stately mansions, while in other directions may be 
obtained a superb view of the Oranges and the surrounding country. A chime of bells is hung in the tall 
steeple, and the sweet music of these bells can be heard for miles around. The first church edifice was 
down in the Valley, a short distance below, and is now occupied as a Roman Catholic Church. The first 
pastor of the Orange Valley Church, was the Rev George B. Bacon, D, D,, son of Leonard Bacon, the 
famous abolitionist. Dr. Bacon was very vigorous in his denunciation of slavery, and in his support of the 
Union during the war of '6i-'65, and formed one of a brilliant coterie of patriotic pastors, who did much 
to mould public sentiment in favor of maintaining the Union cause. Dr. Bacon remained pastor until his 
death, in 1876. During his pastorate the church was enlarged and a new organ procured. 

The Roman Catholic Church in Orange had its beginning about 1848, although the parish was not 
organized until 1850. From its start its career has been one of une.xampled prosperity, with the excep- 
tion of an unfortunate financial disaster which overtook it fifteen or eighteen years ago, when, through 
some mistakes in its management it became involved in debt to the extent of several hundred thous- 
and dollars. The other Catholic Churches of the diocese, however, ralied to its support and it was saved. 
From 1850 to 1869, the congregation of St. John's Catholic Church worshiped in a modest frame structure 
which still stands on the corner of White and Chapel streets. This is now used as a hall. The present 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 21 

beautiful structure stands on the corner of Ridge and White streets, the highest point of land in 
the city, and is surmounted by a stone spire terminating in a cross, and reaching an altitude of over two 
hundred feet. The tower contains a chime of bells of remarkably sweet tone. The church edifice is 
built of red sandstone and trap rock, in. the Gothic style of architecture. It has a seating capacity of i.ooo, 
and the membership of the Church is very large. In addition to this, it is the handsomest church in 
Orange. The parish owns a tasteful parochial residence, several halls, sisters' houses and parochial school 




Near Valley Road. 



buildings. The value of the Church property is in the neighborhood of $200,000. The present pastor is 
the Rev. H. P. Fleming, who has been in charge since 1874. 

Other parishes of the Roman Catholic Church are Our Lady of the Valley, corner of Nassau and 
Valley streets, and a German Catholic Church. Both have large congregations and are in a flourishing 
condition. 

The most prominent cemetery in Orange is Rosedale. It is beautifully situated in the north-eastern 
extremity of the city, on Dodd and Washington streets, and contains about 100 acres, tastefully laid out. 
The surface of the ground is gently undulating, and the walks and drives are well kept, and shaded by 
grand old forest trees, as are also the burial plots. Artificial enclosures are being done away with, the 
lawn plan adopted wherever practical, and the culture of flowers is enco.iraged A pretty little lake near 
the centre of the grounds, forms a charming feature of this silent city of the dead, .\mong the many 



;.^ ORANGE AXD ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

beautiful monuments here are a massive granite one on the plot of H. B. Auchincloss, a sarcophagus on 
the jilot of R. V. Westcott, and an elaliorate memorial cross erected by the late John C, Vose, of South 
Orange, in memory of a beloved wife. 

The Old Uurying Cround, as it is generally known, was for many years, theonly burial ])lace in the 
Oranges, and is the property of the First Presbyterian Church. It was deeded to the "Mountain Society" (now 
the I'irst Presbyterian Church), by Nathaniel Wheeler for a burial jilace, soon after the organization of 
that society. In 1792 about two acres was added to it by purchase, from the heirs of Samuel Ogden. It 
is situated on the corner of Main and Scotland streets, and- contains the remains of all the first settlers of 
the Oranges, as well as the ancestors of inany of the prominent families of the place. Some of the tomb- 
stones date back as far as 1726. Here are to be found the familiar names of Harrison, Williams, Crane, 
Pierson, Dodd, Baldwin, Munn, Peck, Condit, Freeman and many others. For years this cemetery has 
not been used for interment, except in very rare cases, when some descendant of the old families was 
brought there to be laid away among his forefathers. The cemetery was in a state of shameful neglect 
for a long |)eriod, but lately it has been cleared up and put in order, but even now it is anything but an 
attractive ])lace of sepulchre. 

St. Mark's Cemetery is situated on Main street, adjoining the Old Burying Ground. It is in a 
better condition than the latter, and contains the remains of the Right Rev. William Rollinson Whittingham, 
D. D., L. L. D., Bishop of Maryland, who was the first rector of St. Mark's Church, before his elevation 
to the episcopate, and who made his Summer home in Orange, and died there in 1879; also the bodies of 
Benjamin Williams, and ("aleb Harrison, the founders of St. Mark's Church, and the Rev. James A. Will- 
iams, for forty-seven years its rector. Interments arel)ut rarely made here now, Rosedale Cemetery being 
the principal burial place in the Oranges. 

St. John's Cemetery is situated on the corner ot Park avenue and Chapel street, and is entered by 
a drive-way from White street. It is the chief burial ])Iace of the Roman Catholics of Orange, and is 
tastefullv laid out. 



WEST ORANGE. 



The township of West Orange is the most westerly and northerly of all the Oranges. It was created by 
an act of the Legislature, March 11, 1S62, when the township of Fairmount was formed from portions of 
Orange, Caldwell and Livingston. In 1863 the Legislature, in consequence of troubles which had arisen 
in regard to the public schools, set of another portion of Orange to the township of Fairmount, and 
changed the name of Fairmount to West Orange. The township contains within its boundaries, some of 
the most beautiful and picturesque drives and avenues in Essex County, and some of the most elegant and 
costly villas in Northern New Jersey. In its limits are also Llewellyn and Hutton Parks, and the famous 
Eagle Rock. Two mountain ranges cross the township, running nearly parallel to each other from 
northeast to southwest. These are known respectively as the First and Second mountains. The former 
was called by the Indians the Watchung mountain. The princi|)al stream in the township is the West 
branch of the Rahway river. The mountain heights abound in attractive views, some of which have 
already been described The township is noted for its fine streets and broad avenues, nearly all of which 
are jjaved with Telford i)avement. The ])rincipal streets are al.so lighted with electricity. West Orange is 
preeminently a place of residences, although there are a few hat factories in the (ilace, as well as the Edi- 
son laboratory and phonograph works. 

The town contains some of the finest residences, with extensive grounds, in New Jersey; also, a number 
of old-fashioned houses, the residences of descendants of the old settlers of the place. Some of them are 
nearly a hundred years old, while others date back to the Revolutionary period. 

West Orange has a fine system of public schools, the principal ones being in St. Mark's district, 
where there arc two school buildings, one a large stone structure on ^'alley road, near the main entrance 
of Llewellyn Park, the other in the \'alley on Freeman street. The township is governed by a com- 
mittee of five citizens, elected by the peo])le each Sjiring, and known as the Township Committee. It has 
an excellent j)olice force, but no fire department. 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 23 

The township contains within its limits several flourishing churches; the oldest and the largest of 
these is St. Mark's Episcopal. This may be considered a daughter of Trinity Church, Newark. In the 
latter part of the last century, Benjamin Williams, a man noted for his independence of thought and 
action, his devout and godly life, as well as the sincerity of his religious convictions, felt it his duty to leave 
the Presbyterian Church, to which he had hitherto belonged, and connect himself with the Church of Eng- 
land. The nearest church of that body was Trinity, Newark, which was situated six miles distant from his 
home. Notwithstanding this, Mr. Williams, with his family, was in the habit of driving to Trinity Church 
every Sunday, for years. In the year 1808 the Rev. Joseph Willard, Rector of Trinity Church, Newark, 




A West Orange Road. 



reported to the Episcopal Convention of New Jersey, "that he had performed divine service and 
preached twice at Benjamin Williams's, Orange, where he had large and attentive congregations: that 
there were several families who appeared to be attached to the Episcopal Church, and who regularly at- 
tended at Newark." The families thus alluded to were those of Benjamin Williams and his sons. These fam- 
ilies continued under the care of Trinity Church, Newark, and were favored with occasional services until 
1819, when Bishop John Croes, the first Episcopal bishop of New Jersey, visited them, and continued 
from this time until his death, to include this neighborhood in his visitations. A portion of the house of 
Benjamin Williams, where the first service of the Episcopal Church was held, is still standing on Eagle 
Rock avenue, and is occupied by his descendants. In 1825 Orange was made a missionary station, and 
placed in charge of Rev. Benjamin Holmes, a missionary. The family of Caleb Harrison, also an 
influential resident of Orange, had joined the Episcopalians, and the little band of worshipers felt en- 
couraged to take steps for the formation of the parish On .\pril ;, 1827, the parish of St. Mark's was 



J4 ORANGE AXD ITS /'0/ATS OF IXTEREST 

incorporated under the laws of the State. The corner stone of the Church edifice was laid 
May 12, 1828, and the Church was consecrated in 1829, but the venerable Benjamin Williams, 
its founder, did not live to see the fulfillment of his hopes, having died September 4, 1826. 
Rev. Mr. Holmes reported to the Diocesan Convention in 1829, that there were fifty-four 
families in the parish. Mr. Holmes was called as rector, but, having received a similar call 
at the same time from St. Peter's Church, Morristown, he accepted the latter, and the Rev. 
William Rollin.son Whittingham was called as the first rector. He took charge June i, 1829. On 
November i. 1831, he resigned to give his whole attention to literary work connected with the Church. 
He afterwards became bishop of Maryland, and one of the foremost bishops in the Episcopal Church 
in .\merica. He made his Summer home in St. Mark's parish, and died there October i 7, 1879. His funeral 
was held in old St. Mark's and he is buried in its cemetery. On November 10, 1830, the vestry of St. 
Mark's called the Rev. Benjamin Holmes to be their rector. He accepted the appointment February 20, 
1831, and soon after took charge of the parish, but was not formally instituted until July 4, 1831. One of 
the first acts of .the vestry after Mr. Holmes' institution was to build a tower on the church and procure a 
bell, and in September, 1833, an organ was purchased. In 1834 a house and lot was purchased for a 
rectory. This house and lot was sold two years later. Mr. Holmes died in 1836, deeply regretted by all 
his people, and beloved by the entire population. On his death the eyes of the congregation were turned 
to the Rev. James A. Williams, a grandson of the founder of the Church, who had just been ordained dea- 
con, and he was called to the rectorship. At his suggestion, however, the call was made but for six 
months, as he was young and without e.xperience. He was formally called to the rectorship January 25, 
1837, and on September 9, of the same year, be was formally instituted by Bishop Doane. His charge of 
the parish lasted forty-seven years, his death occurring September 2, 1883. He received the degree of D. 
D. from Columbia College during his incumbency. ^Vhile he was rector, St. Mark's Church prospered 
greatly, and was three times enlarged, and from this Church have sprung directly or indirectly the follow- 
ing parishes, all of which are strong and vigorous: Grace, Orange; All Saints, Orange; Holy Innocents, 
West Orange; Christ, East Orange; Holy Communion, South Orange; St. Paul's, East Orange; Christ, 
Bloomfield, and St. Luke's, Montclair. Dr. Williams' talents and great executive ability soon gave him a 
prominent position in the diocese, and for forty years he was President of its Standing Committee. St. 
Mark's church is and always has been one of the foremost parishes in the diocese, in point of parochial 
work, and contributions for missionary and benevolent objects, and its success is largely due to the earn- 
est, zealous and self-sacrificing labors of Dr. Williams, who possessed to a remarkable degree, the love, 
confidence and esteem, not only of his own people, but of the entire community. In 1884 the Rev. 
Bishop Falkner was called to the rectorship, and at once actively entered upon the duties, following the 
same wise and prudent course which had been pursued by his predecessor. In 1886 and 1887 the Church 
was again remodeled and enlarged. A new sanctuary and chancel were added, and a handsome altar and 
reredos of Caen stone w^ere erected in memory of the Rev. Dr. Williams. At the same time a handsome 
stained glass window was placed in the chancel, in memory of the late Bishop Whittingham, the first rector 
of the Church. This Church abounds in beautiful memorials of the departed; among them, the pulpit in 
memory of Rev. John Lee Watson, D. D., a former assistant, a beautiful font in memory of one of the 
Wilrnerding family, and several fine stained glass windows to commemorate departed parishioners. Under 
Mr. Falkner's administration, St. Mark's has prospered greatly, and there are a number of flourishing so 
cieties connected with the parish. The Church also maintains a chapel on Washington street. 

Among other flourishing churches in West Orange are the St. Cloud Presbyterian Church, corner 
of Ridgeway and Mountain avenues; Church of the Holy Innocents, St. Cloud, Rev Charles S. Stocking, 
rector; the Second Valley Congregational Church, and the Pleasant Valley German Presbyterian Church. 

West Orange is more widely known as being the site of Llewellyn Park, than for anything else; 
indeed, it was ihis park which first gave a boom to the Oranges, and it has done more to introduce them 
to public notice than anything else. This park owes its existence to Llewellyn S. Haskell, a New York 
druggist, who came to Orange in 1855. Endowed with a keen love of nature, and a remarkably acute 
artistic perception, he saw at a glance the beauties and possibilities of the forests and glades of the moun- 
tain side, to make up one of the most beautiful parks that is to be found in the vicinitv of New York. He 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



25 



purchased from the various owners, their wooded tracts, rugged quarries and rolling farm lands, amount- 
ing in all to nearly eight hundred acres, which he proceeded to lay out in winding roads, romantic 
bridal paths, rustic rambles, cascades, lakes, flower gardens, lawns and attractive villa sites, the whole 
forming one grand landscape garden of rare poetic beauty. In fact, Llewellyn Park is a combination of 
rare genius and natural beauty. It belongs to the people who live in it, but the large-hearted and liberal- 
minded man who founded it, always while he controlled it, insisted that it should be open under proper 
restrictions to the public, at all times except on Sundays, and this policy has ever since been maintained. 
There is no sameness in the Park, either in its architecture, its landscape gardening, or its views. The 
roads are smooth and perfectly kept, and nearly all of them are paved with Telford. These avenues carry 
out the romance of the place in their names. Tulip avenue. Oak Bend, Wildwood avenue. Cliff avenue 
Mountain avenue, Glen avenue and Glenellyn, are all suggestive. 

The trees in Llewellyn Park are also a feature of this beauty spot of the Oranges. Many of them 
are old monarchs of the forest, that were standing when the Williamses and Harrisons bought the land 
of the Indians, for a few handfuls of gunpowder, some beads, brass buttons, blankets and rum. Others, 




Entr.axce to Lle\vell\n P.\kk. 

of course, are of more recent growth; others again were brought from distant lands by Mr. Haskell, and 
set out with his own hand. There are stately tulips, majestic oaks, waving maples, silvery beech, grace- 
ful linden, elm and oak, towering chestnuts, weeping willow, all forming one harmonious whole. Then, 
too, there are superb shrubs and flowers, which go still farther to enhance the beauty of the landscape. A 
life-size bust of Mr. Haskell stands upon a granite pedestal at the left hand side of the main entrance to 
the Park, and testifies alike to the worth of the man and the affectionate regard with which his name is 
cherished, not only by the dwellers in the Park that bears his honored name, but by the people of the 
Oranges generally. Among the elegant residences in this Park, are those of Thomas A. Edison, the 
great electrician, John Burke, David L. Wallace, D. A. Heald, President of the Home Insurance Com- 
pany, of New York, O. D. F. Munn, of the Scientific American, George J. Seabury, William Barr, Wen- 
dell Philips Garrison of the Evening Post, R. C. Browning and H. B. Auchincloss. 



26 ORAXGR AKD ITS PO/iVrS OF IXTEREST. 

Another point of attraction alluded to in the drives about the Oranges, is Eagle Rock. It is worthy, 
however, of a more extended notice, as for many years, long, in fact, before Llewellyn Park was thought of, 
it was a noted place of vantage for obtaining a view of the surrounding country, and tourists flocked to it 
from all directions. It stands on the highest summit of the First mountain, a short distance above the 
Eagle Rock avenue gate of the Park. From its summit may be seen the Oranges, Clinton, Newark, Eliza- 
beth, Newark Bay, the Kills, Staten Island, the Narrows, New York Bay, Jersey City, New York and the 
Brooklyn Bridge. In another direction can be seen Bloonifield, Montclair and Paterson, in the distance. 
The Rock is reached by a line of stages from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station in Orange, 
which makes frequent trips. The rock derives its name from the fact that about two centuries ago a pair 
of eagles built their nest in one of the lofty trees on its top. At its entrance stands a quaint, ivy-grown 
structure, whose style of architecture belongs to the mediaeval period. It is the former residence of Mr. 
Haskell, who owned the Rock, and is aptly called the Eyrie. 

The point of attraction in West Orange to the scientist, the electrician and the student is the 
laboratory of the celebrated I'homas A. Edison. It is visited weekly, and almost daily, by distinguished men 
from all over the world The series of buildings which make up the laboratory, are situated on the corner of 
\"alley road and Lakeside avenue. They are all substantial brick structures. The main one, which is 
directly on the corner, is an imposing edifice, three stories in height. This contains on the first floor, a 
magnificent library which is finely finished in ash and oak, artistically carved. It is provided 
with galleries and alcoves, by which the upper tiers of book shelves are reached, these shelves running 
from the floor to the ceiling, and being filled with valuable works on electricity and kindred subjects. A 
large oi)en fire jjlace is a feature of this room. Near the centre of the library is Mr. Edison's private 
desk, which is connected by electric call bells, and speaking tubes with all portions of the series of build- 
ings. In the rear of the library, on the first floor, is the store room. Thisisa veritable museum, or, rather, it is a 
combination of museum, grocery store, iron-mongers shop, drug house and tinware establishment. In- 
deed, it would be hard to mention any article that is not represented there. There are skins, hair, horns, 
hoofs, teeth of almost every known domestic and wild animal, including tusks of elephants, hide of 
rhinocerous and hippototamtis, horn of antelope, antler of deer, shark's teeth, lama's wool and specimens 
of many other beasts, too numerous to mention. There are also, almost every known variety of grain and 
cereals, fishes from all quarters of the globe, the rarest and most costly of drugs and chemicals, ore of gold. 
silver, copper, tin, etc. Here, too, may be found flour, sugar and many other commodities found in a 
grocery store, as well as a collection of iron and tinware of various sorts. The reason for this remarkable 
collection is that Mr. Edison is continually making e.\periments in all directions, and it is necessary for 
him to have at hand, and in easy reach, all these articles, as there is no telling when he may be called upon 
to use them. On the second story of this building are a number of small rooms, in which Mr. Edison's 
assistants are making experiments, conducting researches and completing work under his direction. On 
the front part of the third story is a large hall, where tests are made of the phonograph, and exhibitions 
given of its wonders. Back of this hall are small work rooms, and a well fitted up photograph gallery, and 
a room devoted to the display of Mr. Edison's inventions in the telegraph and telephone. To the north of 
the main building is a long, low, one-story brick structure, known as the galvenometer building. It is filled 
with the most delicately adjusted instruments for measuring electric currents, and one peculiarity of the 
structure is that there is not a particle of iron or steel in its construction, all the nails, nuts, and screws being 
of copper. North of this building are the chemical rooms, where experiments are made. In another 
portion of the grounds are the boiler and engine houses, forges, etc. A short distance east of the laboratory, 
and just over the Orange line, is another cluster of brick and frame buildings, which form the Edison 
Phonograph Works. Here all the cylinders for the phonographs made throughout the country are pre- 
pared, and here, too, are made the famous talking dolls. 

DRIVES IN AND ABOUT THE ORANGES. 

The Oranges have long been noted for their many and attractive drives, with fine paved road beds, 
broad streets, romantic scenery, ever changing vistas of hill and mountain, woodland and fields, wild and 
rocky mountain ledges, wrought into weird, fantastic shapes, by mighty convulsions of nature, ages 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



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The Old Mill. 



ago, in the throes of the world's creation, in one quarter alternate with stately mansions and charming villa 
sites, with well kept lawns and spacious grounds in the other. The streets are paved with Telford pave- 
ment and are as hard and smooth as a floor. Orange was the pioneer in adopting this pavement, which is 
now general throughout Essex County, and the credit of its introduction is due to Daniel Brennan, Jr., and 
George Spottiswoode. This pavement has all been paid for by the adjacent property owners. There are 
more than seventy-five miles of this pavement laid in the streets of the Oranges. Main street is the princi- 
ple thoroughfare of Orange and East 
Orange. It extends from the Newark 
city line in a westerly direction 10 
Valley street, West Orange, and is 
really a continuation of Orange street, 
Newark. Its course is irregular, fol- 
lowing as it does the original old road 
of a century ago. From Prince street 
to Willow Hill, Main street proper, 
is 150 feet wide. On the south side of 
the street between these points, is a 
narrow strip of land, containing many 
handsome trees and dignified by the 
name of the Common. On the east 
side of the Common is South Main 
street, which joins Main street at each 
end of the Common. Main street is 
closely built up along its entire route, 
through both Orange and East Orange 
and on it are many elegant places. 
This street, however, is more of a 
business thoroughfare than a place of residence. On it are situated in the City of Orange, the 
First Presbyterian, North Baptist, Central Presbyterian, First Methodist and Grace Episcopal 
Churches, and in East Orange, the Brick Presbyterian, First Reformed, Christ Episcopal, 
Calvary Methodist, Munn Avenue Presbyterian and First Congregational Churches. Here, too, in both 
places are the banks, leading 
business houses and offices, the 
newspaper offices, and in 
Orange, Music Hall, the Ma- 
sonic Temple, the Young Men's 
Christian Association building, 
the Woman's Christian Temper- 
ance Union building and the 
Free Library In East Orange 
are the People's Bank, and the 
Commonwealth building. Park 
avenue, which is 100 feet wide, 
and paved with Telford, ex- 
tends from Llewellyn Park en- 
trance, West Orange, easterly 
in an almost direct line to 
ISIoomfield avenue, Newark, a 
distance of four miles. It is 
skirted by fine residences, and 
from the many hills over which 
it passes, fine views may be 




.^N Old Homestead. 



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ORAA^GF. AXn ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



obtained of the surrounding country, notably at tlie intersection of Park avenue, Park, and Washington 
streets, and at Park avenue and High street. Park avenue and Prospect street. Central avenue, which is 
also 100 feet wide, extends from the Valley road, West Orange, in a circuitous course through Orange 
and East Orange to the Newark line, and thence through that City to Broad street. It is also paved with 
Telford and is one of the most popular drives in Essex County. High, Center, Harrison, Prospect and 
Grove streets, and Arlington, Munn, Eagle Rock and Highland avenues, are among the handsome drives 
and resident streets of the Oranges. Among the many attractive drives in and around the Oranges, it is 
often hard to determine just where to go, therefore, a few delightful drives are suggested by one who all 
his life has been a resident of the Oranges, and is familiar with every lane and by-path in Essex County. 
For an early morning drive take Main street to Center, turn south, follow the latter road into South Orange 
avenue, then turning westwardly, cross the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at South Orange 
station, and then keeping straight on this thoroughfare to the crest of the mountain, and continuing about 
a half a mile back to Hemlock Falls. Here digress from the road for a few moments to view the Falls, 
which will well repay a visit. Turninginto South Orange avenue once more, proceed a short distance, and 
then go to the right on a road running back of the mountain ridge, pass through the beautiful settlement 
of St. Cloud, and then following any one of the roads going east, pass to the face of the mountain, and by 
the residence of William Crosby Brown and George V. Hecker, on the extreme ridge, pause again, to enjoy 
one of the most magnificent views in Essex County. Directly at your feet lies the township of West 
Orange, with the tall spire of old St. Mark's looming up before you, beyond that is the City of Orange, and 
beyond that still farther, lies East Orange and Newark, the Oranges and Newark, looking from the height, 
like one great city. Beyond Newark the Passaic winds in and out like a silver thread, and looking still 
farther east you see the Hackensack, Jersey City, New York, and off in the distance, the misty outlines of 
the Brooklyn Bridge. Turn now your eye in another direction, and glance to your right, there lies the 
Orange Valley, with its number of hat factories and the homes of its prosperous and happy operators- 
Beyond this lie Montrose and Soutb Orange, with their beautiful residences, and still farther away are Clin- 
ton, the lower portion of Newark, and in the southeast, in the distance, can be seen the hazy outline of Bar- 
tholdi's Statue of Liberty, standing on Bedloe's Island, and holding aloft her torch at the gateway of the 
great Metropolis, to point the coming millions of the old world, to freedom, progress and prosperity. Look 
now to your left, a view of surpassing beauty meets your eye. The country, which is a rolling one, is far 
inore romantic in this '|uarter than in any other. Here are to be seen many elegant country residences 
and fine farm lands. That large 
cluster of brick buildings, a little 
north of St. Mark's Church, are 
the laboratory, electrical and pho- 
nograph works of Thomas A. Edi- 
son. That first little settlement 
beyond is Tory Corner, whose 
history dates back to the Revolu- 
tion; beyond this again lies Bloom- 
field and Montclair, studded with 
the country seats of New York's 
merchant princes. Leaving this 
superb view with reluctance, you 
follow the Ridge road dowm into 
Northfield avenue, take that avenue 
down around the turn at Bluebird 
corner, pass the residences of O. S. 
Cades and the Collamote family, 
the Country Club House, at Hut- 
ton Park, the Heckscher mansion, 
and the residence of Mr. S. O. 




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In the Park. 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 2 

Rollinson, and come out on Valley road by St. Mark's Church, then go down Main street to the 
place of starting, or, if you desire a longer drive, go north up Valley road past St. Mark's Church 
up to LUewellyn Park entrance, but do not attempt to do the Park; that will keep for another drive ' 
turn down Park avenue, climb the steep hills, go down on the other side and keep on until Prospect street 

IS reached, turn down Prospect 
street, and through that thorough- 
fare to Main street, and thence to 
the place of starting. 

For an afternoon ride the follow- 
ing is suggested. Take Main street 
to High, thence to Park avenue, 
and direct to Llewellyn Park en- 
trance on Valley road. Drive 
through the main gateway of the 
Park, take the centre one of the 
three roads, which is Glen avenue, 
follow this up around the turn by 
the quarry, continue up Park way, 
passing the elegant residence of 
Thomas A. Edison, which stands 
■Ml the corner of Park way and 
I'.len avenue, go on still up this 
road until Eagle Rock way is 
reached, turn to the latter road 
and drive past the residences of 
O. D. Munn and D. L. Wallace, stopping to admire the beautiful view which greets your eye at this 
point, pass through the park gate, take the road running under Eagle Rock, thence out to Bloomfield 
avenue, Montclair, follow the latter avenue up to Gould avenue, turn aside there and visit the Newark 
City Home, an institution for the reformation of wayward boys and girls, then retrace your course to 
Bloomfield avenue, continue on through Verona and Caldwell to the County penitentiary, which is the 
model penal institution of New Jersey, and well worthy a visit, and having done that turn about, go down 
Bloomfield avenue to any one of 
the cross streets going towards 
Orange, and thence through Wash- 
ington, Park or Prospect street, 
back to the centre of Orange. 

Another charming drive is down 
Main street to Harrison, thence 
through that street, passing manv 
of the handsomest residences in 
Orange, thence along South Orange 
avenue past Seton Hall Collegf, 
thence into the Ridgewood roaH, 
thence into Luddington avenue, 
into Gregory avenue, and follow 
ing that thoroughfare, pass under 
the mountain, coming out on 
Mount Pleasant avenue, and enter- 
ing the gate of Llewellyn Park a 
short distance below, drive through 
Wildwood and Mountain avenues, View NE.-iR Bloo-mfield. 




ORANGE AND ITS POINTS Of INTEREST. 



passing the residence of the Martin family, D. A. Heald, of the Home Insurance Co., Canhwood, the res- 
idence of Mr. Geo. J. Seabury, thence down Tulip avenue, passing the beautiful country sites of David 
Green and William Barr, and continuing down Tulip avenue to the main gate on Valley road, thence 
down Park, avenue to Day street, and so back to the centre of the city. 

Another charming drive may be had by following Main street up to St. Mark's Church, thence tak- 
ing Valley street and Eagle Rock avenue up to Eagle Rock, and there feast your eyes upon the mag- 
nificent panorama spread out before you. After leaving the Rock, follow any of the beautiful drives un- 
der the mountain, take a short trip through Montclair, and thence make your way back to Orange through 
Washington and Prospect streets. These drives can be multiplied in an almost endless variety by simply 
consulting a map of the Oranges 



and adjacent townships, for go in 
whatever direction you will in any 
of the Oranges, you are sure to 
find romantic scenery, stately 
homes and magnificent road-beds 
on which to speed your horses. 

Do you desire a drive through 
the more rural part of the 
Oranges? If so, you will fin<l 
much to interest and please you by 
going through the beautiful valley 
which lies between the First and 
Second mountains in West Orange. 
Starting from any point in Orange, 
diive up to St. Mark's church. 
West Orange, thence up Northfield 
avenue to Prospect avenue, fol- 
lowing that beautiful avenue in its 
winding course, passing on the 
way the unique and beautiful Summer residence of Dr. Bethuel L. Dodd, continue along Prospect 




t).\ iiii. 



Ca.n.vl, .\lAk Bloomfield. 



avenue until Eagle Rock avenue is reached, then follow the latter road down through that most 
exquisite of vales aptly named Pleasant Valley, passing on your way many picturesque and 'quaint old 
farm-houses, follow this road as far as the top of the Second mountain, thence make your way back along 
the mountain through Livingston, and so down Mount Pleasant avenue to West Orange, and then down 
Valley road home. 

MANUFACTURIES. 
Orange, though known chiefly as a city of elegant homes, is also, and always has been, a manufac- 
turing place of no small importance. It divides with Danbury, Connecticut, the prestige of being one of 
the chief centres of the felt hat industry, and for many years in its earlier days it rivaled Newark in the 
manufacture of fine boots and shoes. Of late years, however, this latter business has drifted away from 
Orange, and this industry is of comparatively small importance here. Two hundred years ago, when the 
early settlers arrived in Orange, the first industrial pursuit they were called upon to engage in was the 
clearing of small patches on which to erect their cabins and rear the crops for the support of themselves 
and their families. Looking arround them they saw dense forests of sturdy oaks, lofty pines, branching 
hemlocks, silvery beeches, and graceful ash and maple. The red men, peaceful and friendly, because 
dealt with in a spirit of honor and fairness, yet roamed the by-paths that led through the forest to the 
mountain top, or built their wigwams along the brooks that flowed through the grassy valleys below. Bears, 
foxes and wild animals ran at large where are now superb drives, crowded with fashionable turnouts. The 
clearing away of the timber became a source of profitable revenue to the pioneer settlers, as they found a 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. ;,r 

ready market for staves and headings in Newark and New York. The purchasers were sloop owners sail- 
ing between those ports and the West Indies, the staves and headings being converted into sugar and 
molasses hogsheads. The demand for these articles led to the establishment of sawmills. The pioneer 
sawmill, as nearly as can be ascertained, was erected on Wigwam brook in 1728, by Samuel Harrison, a 
son of one of the original settlers. It stood about sixty rods north of the residence of the late Judge 
Jesse Williams, on the corner of Day and Washington streets. Mathew Williams, also a descendent of 
one of the first settlers, built a sawmill still further up the Wigwam brook, and later on two of his descend- 
ants, Samuel and Amos Williams, constructed a tannery on the same brook. This tannery was for many 
years one of the leading establishments of the kind in the country. John Condit also built a small tannery 
and shoe shop near where St. Mark's Church stands. All of these, however, were long ago abandoned and 
tanneries have become a thing of the past in Orange. The first grist mill in Orange was built in 1780, on 
the site now occupied by the old stone mill building of the late Judge Jesse Williams. The original 
structure was a frame one, and the present stone walls were built around the old mill in 1840. Duiing 
the last quarter of the last century, Col. John Condit built a paper mill on Wigwam brook, about half a 
mile above where the Day street bridge now is. The manufacture of fur hats was established in 1785 or 
1 790. James Condit was the pioneer hatter of the place ; his shop was on Parrow brook, on the line of what 
is now Centre street. Previous to 1840 the hatting industry was one of relatively small importance, but 
from that time on it continued to grow, although it is only of late years that it has developed lo its pres- 
ent large proportions. There are now about thirty-five firms and companies engaged in the manu- 
facture of hats in the Oranges, employing about two thousand hands, and paying out on an average $20,000 
weekly for wages. 

ORANGE SEWERAGE. 

During the past summer, Carroll Ph. Bassett, C. E , of Newark, presented to the Common Council 
a comprehensive report on a proposed sewerage system for the city, with full plans, profiles and specifi- 
cations. The recommendations of this report have been endorsed by Messrs. Stearns & Gray, consult- 
ing engineers, employed by the city, and ajiproved by a Citizens' Committee of uncommon ability, after 
careful examination. In view of these facts, it seems probable that the system, as planned by Mr. Bas- 
sett, will be constructed in the near future. 

Some description of the plan will therefore be of interest. It is proposed to collect storm water 
and household wastes separately. In every street will be laid a pipe sewer to receive all household and 
manufacturing wastes. In some cases roof water will be taken into these lines. 

Wherever storm water accumulates on the surface in sufficient iiuantities to cause damage or incon- 
venience, it is taken into underground conduits leading to the main drainage channels, where the filthy 
brooks now run (which are also to go under ground), and eventually go to the west branch of the Second 
river, leaving the city near E. Day and River streets, and flowing to the Passaic, or to the east branch 
of the Rahway, leaving the city near Montrose, and flowing through South Orange, etc., to Rahway. 

Wherever the ground is wet or swampy, drains will belaid in the trenches with the sewers, and dis- 
charged into the storm water conduits. 

Although the surface water flows in opposite directions, as stated above, it is proposed to collect all 
the sewage proper to one point in the northeastern section of the city. This is accomplished by an in- 
tercepting sewer, along Scotland street, running opposite to the surface grade and leading through West 
Orange to Lakeside avenue, and thence to River and East Day. 

The "Valley " section below Scotland street, is collected at a pumping station near Morris and 
Valley streets, and pumped into the Scotland street sewer just mentioned. The total area of the city is 
about 1,400 acres and the district to be pumped is less than 240 acres. The house sewers vary in size, 
from eight inches to twenty-four inches in diameter. The storm sewers increase from t^velve inches to 
ten feet three inches in diameter. 

The effect of the storm- water system will be to obliterate the unsightly brooks from the surface, 
reclaim much waste land in the heart of the city, and make it productive property and materially lower 
the level of ground-water throughout the city, thereby increasing its healthfulness. 



.V 



ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 







The New Bank Building. 



Oraiiffe National Bank, Main Street, near Cone, Orange, 
N. J. The Orange National Bank is certainly one of the best 
known institutions of any kind in this section of the country, not 
only from its having been established so many years ago, but for 
the most important of all reasons, that it is as thoroughly sound 
and reliable a financial institution as can be found in this neigh- 
borhood. The bank was chartered as a State institution as far 
back as 1828, and in 1865 it was reorganized as 3 National Bank. 
During considerably more than half a century it has held a high 
position among the foremost institutions of a like nature in the 
State, maintaining its steady, even way through revolutions and 
changes of many kinds. This is due to the conservative policy 



pursued by the directors and officers of the bank, who have ever 
made it their chief interest to preserve the high credit of the bank 
unimpaired. The names of these gemlemen are as follows: 
Directors ; T. J. Smith, president ; J. \V. Smith, cashier ; Elias 
O. Doremus, John L. Blake, James Peck, Charles M. Decker, 
Josiah F. Dodd, Charles Williams, Abijah F. Tillon. The bank 
has a capital of $150,000, and a surplus of $175,000. with total 
assets of nearly a million and a half of dollars, and enioys the most 
favorable relations with other compan'es throughout the country. 
The building occupied is situated next to the corner of Main and 
Cone streets, in a very central position, and when finished will be 
the business building of the Oranges. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



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S. & C. A. liindsley, successors to N. & G. Lindsley, 
Lehigh and Scranton Coal, American and English Cannel, 
Wood of all kinds, Managers of Steam Carpet Cleaning 
Works. Office 25 Cone Street, opposite D., L. & \V. 
Railroad depot, Telephone No. 73, Orange, N. J. In 
calling attention to the establishment of Messrs. S. & C. 
A. Lindsley, we feel that we are but echoing the sentiment 
of many people in this town, that they are among the most 
prominent and popular dealers in coal and wood in this sec- 
tion. The house is an old established one, having been 
founded in 1840 by N. & G. Lindsley. During nearly half a 
century the business was carried on under this name, ever 
maintaining its reputation for sound probity of methods and 
honest business dealings. Recently the name of the firm has 
been changed to S. & C. A. Lindsley, who are sons of the 
above mentioned Mr. G. Lindsley. They are natives of 
Orange, and are well known here, as were their father be- 
fore them. The}' do an extensive retail business in coal and 
wood, keeping a large stock always on hand. This consists 
principally of Lehigh and Scranton coal, besides American 
and English cannel. Woodof all kinds can here be ordered in 
any quantity. The premises occupied by this Arm covers an 
area of two acres of land. The facilities they enjoy 
for carrying on their business are exceptionally tine, for 
they have a track from the D.,L. & W. Railroad running 
directly through their yards. They employ a number of as- 
sistants and have a fifteen horse-power engine. Added to 
this, they are managers of a concern for cleaning carpets by 
steam. The office is situated at 27 Cone street. Orders left 
there or sent by telephone will receive equally prompt at- 
tention. 

Adolph Bode & Son, Fresco Painters and Decorators, 
Paper Hangings, Window Shades, Paints, &c., 359, 3B1 Main 
Street, Orange, N. J. Estimates furnished for all work in 
their line. Paint and paper can work wonders when used 
skillfully and freely, and many a gloomy or shabby looking 
residence could be made bright and fresh appearing in 
every part, if the charge of renovation were entrusted to 
the right persons ; nor would the cost be so very much 
either. Paint and paper cost money. So does labor, and so 
does skillful superintendence, but the advantages gained are 
apt to far outweigh the expense incurred, particularly if 
the order be placed with those so well qualitled to till it to 
the best advantage, as are Mr. Adolph Bode & Son, doing 
business at Nos. 359, 361 Main street, for they are practical 
fresco painters and decorators. They are prepared to guar- 
antee satisfactory results, both as regards the work done 
and the prices named for the work. They are also dealers 
in paper hangings, window shades, paints, etc. Estimates 
will be furnished for all work in their line. The premises oc- 
cupied comprise a double store, oOx(30 feet in dimensions. 
Employment is given to twenty capable assistants, that all 
orders for work in either department may be executed with 
accuracy and promptness. Mr. Adolph Bode, who started 
this business in 1S67, is a native of Germany. His two sons, 
Messrs. Oscar and Alfred Bode, were born in Orange, New 
Jersey. These gentlemen have many friends in this vicinity, 
and have gained the confidence of all who have had deal- 
ings with them. 

Albert Vanidell & Co., formerly W. Varndell & Son, 
Choice Meats and Poultry and Game in Season, No, 10 Center 
Street, Telephone call 2-17, Orange, N. J. A really good mar- 
ket is a valuable acquisition to any place, no matter how 
large it may be or the number of similar establishments it 
can boast of. Orange was not lacking in bouses of this na- 
ture as far back as 1861. Nevertheless, when Mr. Walter 
Varndell established himself in this business he met with a 
hearty welcome from the inhabitants, and this welcome has 
not changed in kind, but only in degree, and has settled into 
a feeling of content and warm appreciation for a house 
which carries out its object of dealing fairly and squarely in 
every instance. The firm was established by Walter Varn- 
dell in 1861 ; carried on by him alone until 1868, when he 
took an associate, and the name was changed to W. & R. 
Varndell. This continued until 1882, when Mr. Walter Varn- 
dell's son was admitted as partner, when the firm became 
W. Varndell & Son. On the decease of the senior member 
the name of the house was again changed, and has been known 
since 1886 as Albert Varndell & Co. The business is retail, 
and the stock comprises a large variety of choice meats and 
fine poultry. All kinds of game are also to be had in season. 
The premises occupied at 10 Center street are 28x70 feet in di- 
mensions, and are well fitted up for the use they are put to. 
Employment is given to eight assistants, and five delivery 



wagons are run to all parts of Orange, South Orange and 
Montclair, thus assuring customers prompt attention and the 
freshest provisions. Messrs. Varndell & Co. pride them- 
selves upon handling only the best articles, and asking for 
the same the lowest possible price for high class goods. 

John N. Lindsley. Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass^ Seeds, 
Tools and Fertilizers, corner Main and Cone streets, Orange, 
N. J. In these days of rapid changes, when to-day a man 
may be rich and feel at ease about the future, and to-mor- 
row's dawn may find him bereft of fortune, and necessity 
bids him begin once more on the lowest round of the ladder, 
it is not often that we meet with a house such as that of John N. 
Lindsley, which dates back to the beginning of the Nineteenth 
century. Mr. Lindsley can say with pride that his estab- 
lishment has been successfully carried on since 1808, and 
dnriug all those years has held a high position for integrity 
of purposeandinvariably fair dealing. The business, which is 
wholes.ile and retail dealing in hardware, was established by 
John M.Lindsley and carried on by him until 1840, when the 
name was changed to N. &G. Lindsley. Recently Mr. John N. 
Lindsley has become sole proprietor. Heisanative of Orange 
as were the former members of the firm, and the name has 
always been associated with the hardware business in this 
vicinity. The premises occupied are at corner of Main and 
Cone streets, and comprise three floors, measuring 30x80 
feet, besides an annex. In addition to the regular stock 
kept in hardware stores, Mr. Lindsley has a large and fine 
assortment of paints, oils and glass. He also keeps a vari- 
ety of tools for agricultural and other purposes, seeds and 
fertilizers. His tools, etc., will be found of the best and 
most reliable makes, as well as of the most durable mater- 
ials. Mr. Lindsley has the heartiest good wishes of all Or- 
ange people for the successful continuance of a house which 
has for so long been identified with the town. 

H. 31. Matthews, Builder, Steam Saw and Planing 
Mills. Also, Fine Residences for Sale, Orange, N. J. Some 
years ago it wonld seem as though houses were the last 
things that could be made by machinery, but ingenuity can 
accomplish wonders, and so largely is machinery now used 
in hc(|se building that the modern carpenter has little more 
to do than to put the machine work together. It is obvious 
that a builder who is proprietor of a thoroughlj'-equipped 
steam saw and planing null, is in a position to meet the clos- 
est competition, and to bid very low on all contracts sub- 
mitted ; and as Mr. H. M. Matthews is both a builder and 
the owner of just such an establishment, it goes without say- 
ing that those thinking of building will best serve their own 
interests by communicating with him. He was born in Or- 
ange, and has carried on his present business for a full score 
of years. The mill comprises two floors, of the dimensions 
of 50x100 feet each, and is fitted up with an elaborate plant 
of improved machinery, requiring thirty horse-power to 
drive it. Employment is given to twenty-five assistants, 
and all orders, large and small, are assured prompt and 
careful attention. Builders' finish is largely dealt in, and 
custom sawing, planing, etc., will be done in lirst-class 
style at the shortest possible notice and the lowest market 
rates. In addition to the extensive business described 
above, Mr. Matthews makes a specialty of building fine resi- 
dences which he offers for sale on very favorable terms. 
A numlDer recently finished near Highland station will be 
found very desirable for gentlemen's residences. 

Mrs. C. F. Werner, Millinery, No. 377 1-2 Main Street, 
Orange, N. J. Mrs. Werner has become well and favorably 
known among the business portion of Orange, by her hon- 
orable and energetic methods of doing business. She com- 
menced the millinery business in 1880, and has an extensive 
patronage, which she has gained by strict attention to her 
business. The premises occupied are 20x35 feet in dimen 
sions, and are well arranged for this business. A fine as- 
sortment of choice goods are constantly on hand, from 
which the ladies can select fashionable materials for bon- 
nets or trimmings at all seasons. Mrs. Werner is in a posi- 
tion to offer new goods, embracing all the novelties in her 
line as soon as they appear in the market. She has many 
regular customers, as they find by becoming familiar with 
her she is better qualified to suit their tastes than a 
stranger could be. Employment is given to eight competent 
assistants, and customers are assured prompt attention and 
that every effort will be made to give perfect satisfaction. 
Mrs. Werner caters to all classes of trade, consequently her 
stock of goods is large and varied, and her prices are uni- 
formly low for thequahty of matsrials sold. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



S. & J. Daviri, Confectioners, Bakeis iinil Caterers, 
Music Hall, Orunpe ; The Commonwealth, East Oranpe ; 
'.M;5 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. The food we eat has as 
important an intliience on our health and well beinf as does 
the air we breathe, and no one needs to be told that bread, 
cake, pastry, etc., form a very important portion of our 
daily food." Well made bread of itself is capable of sup- 
porting life, and no pains should be spared to sec that the 
bread consumed in the family is of such a character that it 
wdl furnish sullicieut nutriment and streng:th. Not all the 
bakers' jroods in the market are of equal merit by any 
means, and it is not common to come across articles on whicn 
such entire dependence can be placed as there can be on those 
manufactured and sold by Messrs. S. &. J. Davis, located in 
Music Hall building. This establishment measures i")x7.5 feet 
and has an aniie.\ of the same dimensions. These premises 
are supplied with all requisite facilities, etc., for the proper 
conduct of the luisuicss, tlic machinery being operated by a 
Bftecn horse-p.iutr iiij.nin-. Messrs. S. & J. Davis are Con- 
fectioners, Baktis and I'atercis, and are extremely well 
prepared to anticipate the wants of the public and to pro- 
vide for the same in a most satisfactory manner. They 
established their business in Newark in 1ST4, and are located 
in that city at '.l-ti Broad street. Their Orange establish- 
ment was founded in IS80. They also have a branch in East 
Orange located in the Commonwealth building. Employ- 
ment is given to twenty-two assistants, and orders for any- 
thing in the line of confectioners and caterers are promptly 
attended to, and executed in the most satisfactory manner, 
and at the lowest price consistent with the use of the best 
materials. 

Ayres Brothers, dealers in Staple and Fancy Grocer- 
ies. Fresh Country Butter and Egg^s, always on hand. Cor- 
ner Day and Washington Streets, Orange, N. J. It is true 
that the business done at the establishment conducted by the 
Messrs. Ayres, at Washington and Day Streets, is a rapidly 
growing one, but those who thiuk the energetic proprietors 
of this establishment are dependent upon "luck" for the 
popularitj' of the enterprise under their charge, make a 
great and inexcusable mistake. We say "inexcusable " for 
it seems to us as if ni> intelligent person could \'isit this *ore, 
examine the variety and character of the goods offered for 
sale, observe the uniform promptness and courtesy with 
which all callers are attended to, and note the care' shown 
in the delivery of orders, without acknowledging that such 
methods were sure to build up a large trade, quite independ- 
ent of luck or anything like it. Messrs. Ayres have had suf- 
ficient experience in the carrying on of an establishment of 
this kind, to know what the public want, and to know how 
to supply them in the most satisfactory and economical 
manner. The firm is composed of Mr. H.M. Ayres, of Rail- 
way, N. J., and Mr. Joseph N. Ayres, of New Providence, 
N. J. These gentlemen are brothers, and they began busi- 
ness here in 1H.S0. A store 22x4.") feet in size is occupied, which 
is stocked with a varied and complete line of staple and fancv 
groceries. Also, fresh country butter and eggs. These 
commodities are handled and supplied without delay, at the 
lowest market rates. The force of assistants employed is 
sufticientlj- large to assure prompt attention to every custo- 
mer, and the facilities for the delivery of goods at short no- 
tice are also in every way desirable. Messrs. Ayres war- 
rant their goods to prove as represented. 

S. M. Miller, Park Cigar Store, Soda water, Root Beer, 
Confectionerv, Stationery, Pipes. Tobacco, SnutT, etc., 381 
Main Street, Orange, N. >J. The "Park Cigar Store" has be- 
come highly popular since it was established by Mr. S. M. 
Miller in 1889. It has gained an excellent reputation for 
selling first-class goods, and the result is that its patronage 
has iticreased to such an extentthat it is well worthy of being 
mentioned in these pages, as one of the growing enterprises 
of Orange. Cigars, tobacco, snufT, pipes, stationery, con- 
fectionery, soda water and root beer, are the chief articles 
dealt in. These are carried in sufficient quantities to meet 
all demands, while their quality is excellent. The confec- 
tionery may be relied upon for purity and fine flavor, while 
the cigars and tobacco include both imported and domestic 
goods of all grades and prices. The premises, which are lo- 
cated at No. .JSl Main street, will measure 1.5x20 feet in size. 
Employment is given to two assistants that all customers 
may be promptly attended to and goods delivered at once. 
Everj» effort is made to suit the tastes of patrons and to keep 
a full supply of new goods in each department. Mr. Miller 



is well and favorably known in this vicinity, and deserves 
the success he has thus far obtained. 

H. B. Kitcliell, Ice Cream and Confectionery, Grocer- 
ies, Bread, Cake, pastry, Cigars, No, .5fi Park Street, Orange, 
N. J. Purity is desirable in everything that is to be eaten 
and the experiments of men of science have proved 
this to be particularly the case where confectionery 
was concerned. Now, we bj' no means agree with 
those who assert that the bulk of the confectionery in the 
market is adulterated. On the contrary, we are certain 
that this is far from being the case, but still, undoubtedly 
some impure confectionery is .sold, and the only way to tie 
sure you are not the purchaser, is to buy exclusively of 
reputable firms. Mr. Henry B. Kitchelf has carried on 
business at No. ."iH Park street since 1SS4, and his rapidly in- 
creasing business is proof positive that he haiidlesonly first 
class goods. Ice cream guaranteed to be pure can be ob 
tained at this establishment in small or large quantities. 
The premises occupied are of the dimensions of 20x00 feet, 
and courteous and prompt attention to customers is the 
rule. Mr. Kitchell is a native of Orange, and is well known 
both in business and social circles. His business methods 
are .such as to enable him to offer first-class goods in every 
particular at the lowest market prices. Groceries, canned 
goods, bread, cake and pastry, cigars and tobacco are also 
handled. All orders will receive immediate and accurate 
attention. 

Wm. F. Hamilton, Dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain, Baled 
Hay, Straw, etc., 211 Main Street, Near Essex, Orange, N. J. 
Amongthe Orange business establishments that seem worthy 
of more than passing mention, reference should be made to that 
of which Mr. Wm. F. Hamilton is the propiietor. Thisestabli>h- 
ment had its inception in 18.S.5, and has since become one of the 
best known in the section wherein it is situated. The stock 
on hand is a most comprehensive one, for it includes flour, 
feed, grain, baled hay, straw, etc. The premises are located 
at No. 211 Main street, and are 20x00 feet in dimensions. 
Employment is given to two well informed assistants, all 
orders being promptly and conscientiously attended to. Mr. 
Hamilton makes it a rule to use his customers fairly, and 
that the latter appreciate this fact is proved by the uni- 
versal confidence manifes'ed in the good-i coming from this 
store: not only the goods, but also the prices, will be found 
to be all right in every respect, and thoseWho like to place 
their orders with a concern that will fill them faithfully, 
without constant watching, would do well to patronize the 
enterprise to which we have reference. Mr. Hamilton does 
an extensive business both wholesale and retail in character, 
and is alile to offer his goods at the lowest market rates, as 
during his business career he has established the most favor- 
able relations with producers, and gives his customers the 
full benefit of the same. Mr. Hamilton is a native of Orange, 
and is well known among our businessmen. He was elected 
assessor for 1SSS-S9-90. 

F. J. Fckert. City Market, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, 
Lamb. Poultrj- and Game in Season. Fish. Oy.sters, Fruit 
anil Vepctablis. 208 Main Street, Orange, N. J. Telephone 
170, When we come across an establishment where it is ev- 
ident that every effort is being made to accommodate the 
public, and where fair dealing and low prices are assured 
to every customer, we take plea.sure in directing attention 
to it, whether it has been carried on a long or short time. 
The City Market was established in ISTl, and although the 
present proprietor only assumed control of affairs in 1890, 
we wish to call the favorable attention of our readers to it, 
for it is plainlv to be seen that Mr. F. J. Eckert means to ex- 
tend every advantage to his patrons. He was born in Or- 
ange and has had considerable experience in the meat busi- 
ness, so that he is in a position to manage his present enter- 
prise to the satisfaction of those he serves, and to give 
tbem a full dollar's worth of standard goods for every 
dollar they may spend at his market. The City Market is 
located at No. ■208 Main street, third door below the Cen- 
tral Hotel, and although the market measures 1,200 square 
feet, there is no more room than is actually needed, for the 
stock carried compri^es everything in the line of meats, 
poultry and game in their season, also fish, oysters, fruit 
and vegetables, etc., and is complete in every department. 
If any of our readers will call at this store w'e can promise 
them prompt attention and civil treatment by the live effi- 
cient assistants, and also standard articles of food at the 
lowest market prices. 



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Cuddy & Shoenthal, Proprietors of Park Stables, No. 
30 Park Street, Oranfre, N. J. Telephone 134. Livery and 
Boarding. The livery and boarding stables, known through- 
out Orange and its neighborhood as the Park Stables, are 
well deserving of liberal patronage, as well from horse own- 
ers as from those of the inhabitants who rely upon the sta- 
bles to provide them with good horses and carriages, when 
called upon to do so. The former may board or leed their 
horses at these stables, with the full assurance that they will 
receive the best of care, and thus save themselves the worry 
of looking after them personally — the latter may obtain good 
and stylish turnouts at any tmie and without delay. The 
enterprise was started in 1.8.^ by Mr. L. H. Smith, and has 
since changed hands, the firm now being composed of 
Messrs. J. Cuddy and L. Shoenthal, both natives of this 
State, and the former of Orange itself. They keep eighteen 
horses, a good selection of carriages and a number of reli- 
able men as drivers. The stables are roomy, being 98x10(1 
feet dimensions. They are well fitted up, and are furnished 
with a telephone, so that orders sent either by day or night 
may receive prompt attention. Horses, to the number of 
twelve, are taken to board by the day, week or month, 
roomy box stalls being provided if desired. Messrs. Cuddy 
& Shoenthal also undertake to dispose of horses and carri- 
ages on commission, for which they have unusual facilities. 
The stables are situated at No. 20 Park street. Orange. 
The proprietors cordially invite their patrons to pay them a 
visit of inspection. 

Peter Gerbert, Baker and Confectioner, Ice Cream, 
Wholesale and Retail,MainStreet,corner of Canfield, Orange, 
N. J. We often hear that "appearances are deceitful," and so no 
doubt they are in many cases, but nevertheless that is no 
reason why we should not depend upon our eyesight to some 
extent in forming an opinion of an enterprise or of an es- 
tablishment, and the verdict of the eyes as regards that con- 
ducted by Mr. Peter Gerbert, located at the corner of Main 
and Canfield streets, is distinctly favorable, for this is a 
finely fitted up establishment, and argues unusual attention 
to neatness on the part of the management. Mr. Gerbert is 
a native of France and founded his present undertaking in 
1847. He occupies premises having an area of some 1,200 
square feet, and including a nicely furnished ice cream par- 
lor, for Mr. Gerbert handles ice cream very extensively, 
both at wholesale and retail. He is a first class baker and 
confectioner, being prepared to supply parties, families, 
weddings, etc., at very short notice, and at the lowest prices 
consistent with the maintenance of the enviable reputation, 
his goods have held almost from the beginning. Bakers' and 
confectioners' goods of all kinds are dealt in at both whole- 
sale and retail, and as employment is given to nine competent 
assistants, callers are sure of being promptly and politely 
served. 

Frederick Parkhurst, Prop., Sussex Dairy Co., Dealer 
in Butter, Eggs, Milk and Cream. Pure Cider Vinegar, Tea 
and Coffee. Philadelphia Ridge Farms Best Creamery Butter a 
Specialty. No. 200 Main Street, near Essex, Orange, N. J. That 
such an establishuu-nt as that conducted by the Sussex Dairy 
Co. at No. 200 Main street, near Essex, Orano;e, is worthy of 
the cordial appreciation and patronage ot the public^ we 
need not say, for all of our readers must be aware ol the 
great difficulty of obtaining fresh butter, eggs, etc., in a city 
situated as Orange is. Therefore when an enterprise is in- 
augurated, having for its object the supplying of such com- 
modities in a perfectly satisfactory condition at moderate 
prices, it goes without saying that such an enterprise should 
oe encouraged and helped in all legitimate ways. The 
Sussex Dairy Co. was established in ISTSj the present pro- 
prietor, Mr. Fred'k Parkhurst, assuming lull coutrol of the 
business in 1888. He transacts a wholesale and retail busi- 
ness of such magnitude as to show that the goods handled 
must be in great and increasing demand. The premises occu- 
pied are 20x70 feet in dimensions, and a very desirable stock 
is carried. Including butter, eggs, milk and cream, from the 
finest dairies. Also pure cider vinegar and teas and coffees 
are handled, Philadelphia Ridge Farm's creamery butter 
being made a specialt3'. Employment is given to two 
competent assistants, and every effort is made to so manage 
things as to reduce delay to a 'minimum and give courteous 
and prompt attention to every customer. It only needs a 
trial of the resources of the Sussex Dairy Co. to prove to the 
satisfaction of any fair-minded person that its proprietor is 
in a position to offer uniformly superior goods, at uniformly 
moderate prices 



S. Selignian, Dry and Fancy Goods, No. 208 Main Street, 
Orange, N. J. Mr. S. Seligmanestabli^ bed this business here 
in 1878, and to say that his store has become popular and 
largely patronized is merely to assert what every resident 
of this vicinity knows to be a fact. He has so accurate an 
idea of what the public want, and has shown such enterprise 
in catering to all classes of patrons, that his store has become 
a favorite resort for those seeking the latest novelties in dry 
and fancy goods. The stock on hand comprises a full line 
of staple and fancy goods, such as cloths, shawls, under- 
wear, hosiery, gloves and small wares in general. These 
goods are offered at the lowest prices, as Mr. Seligman is a 
careful buyer and gives every possible advantage to his 
customers. Tne premises are located at 298 Main street, 
and are 20x7.5 feet in dimensions. Two competent assistants 
are employed, thus assuring polite attention to all. This 
gentleman is a native of Germany, and is familiar with 
every detail of his business, and keeps his stock fully "up 
to the times " in every respect. 

H. Wulf, Dealer in Ladies', Misses and Children's Fine 
Shoes, No. 3+4 Main Street, Orange, N. J. A full fine of 
Men's Boots and Shoes. Mr. Wulf deals in ladies, misses and 
children's fine shoes, and, therefore, those who want foot- 
wear of the very highest type, will find a visit to his store 
especially pleasant and profitable. He also carries a full 
line of men's boots and shoes. The stock on hand is remark- 
ably completeinevery department. It is worthy of mention 
that the long experience of Mr Wulf, and his favorable rela- 
tions with producers enables him not only to supply goods 
that can be confidently guaranteed to prove as represented, 
but also to quote as low prices as can be named by any deal- 
er in articles of similar grade. The extensive patronage 
which he has secured is a proof that superior goods in this 
line are fully appreciated. Employment is given to ihree 
competent assistants, that all customers may be attended to 
promptly. This store is located at No. 344 Main street, and 
is 35x60 feet in dimensions. Mr. Wulf, who is a native of 
Europe, established this business in 1802, and his marked 
success has been the result of honest dealings and strict per- 
sonal attention to the requirements of his regular cus- 
tomers. 

S. Slack & Co., Works Central Avenue and Scotland 
Street, Box 943, Orange, N. J., Stained Glass Designed and 
Executed for Public and Private Buildings. The history of 
the origin and development of the manufacture of stained 
glass in the United States is of great interest, and affords a 
striking illustration of the rapidity with which even the 
most difficult industry can be perfected under favorable 
conditions. To be sure, the early progress of the art in this 
country was slow and uncertain, but as the nation gained in 
wealth and culture skilled artists were attracted here from 
all parts of the world, so that American Stained Art Glass 
Work to-day is not actually so much American as Cosmo- 
politan, and it is not surprising, therefore, that some of our 
domestic establishments should produce work unsurpassed 
if not unequaled in modern times. Messrs. S. Slack & Co. 
utilize finely-equipped works in Orange, and have won a 
most enviable reputation in connection with the designing 
and execution of stained glass work for pubfic and private 
buildings. This business was founded in 1852, and has been 
conducted by the present concern since 1875. Mr. Slack is 
a native of England, and has had long and varied experience 
in his chosen field of industry, bein^ thoroughly familiar 
with everj' detail incidental to stained glass de;-igning and 
manufacturing. Decorative windows of all descriptions, 
memorial windows, heraldic windows, and, in short, every 
kind of stained glass work, will be designed and executed 
in a thoroughly artistic manner at short notice, correctness 
of coloring being given special attention. The firm are pre- 
pared to quote moderate prices, and correspondence is so- 
licited, communications to P. O. Box 943 being assured im- 
mediate and careful attention. Parties from out of town 
who wish to visit the works should take train of D., L. & 
W. Railroad to Highland station. Among the buildings fur- 
nished with stained glass by this firm we would mention the 
Collegiate Reformed Church, Forty-eighth street and Fifth 
avenue. New York, for which they furnished .S7,0OO worth ; 
St. Paul's Church, Broadway, New York. $4,000 worth, and 
a number of Orange churches. The firm have also sent their 
work to England (the seat of the industry), and to Mexico 
and other foreign points^ besides embellishing a number of 
the finest residences in New York, Orange and other 
places. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



A. Moslcr, Ph. G., Chemist and Pharmacist, Main and 
Center St roots, Orunee, N. J. Every community of any 
mao;nitiule has several drug stores, and Orange is not be- 
hind the times in either the numlior or reliability of its estab- 
lishments engaged in tliis business. One that will be found 
quite attractive is located at the corner of Main and Center 
streets. This store, although but recently imder the control 
of its present proprietor, has been a drug store for many 
years, and is one of the best known in town." It was founded 
in 1S5S, by Mr. W. D. I'rumbie, and after several changes in 
its management, Mr. A. Mosler, who is a native of New Jer- 
sey, succeeded Mrs. M. J. Smith in IS'.io. The i)reinises oc- 
cupied will measure 25x00 feet. Employment is given to 
three competent assistants, that every customer may re- 
ceive prompt and polite attention. The stock is largo, and 
consists of a full line of pure drufcs and medicines, with the 
usual assortment of fancy and toilet articles. Prescriptions 
are carefully prepared. Mr. Mosler is a thorough Chemist 
and PharinaCist, and every precaution will be used to avoid 
mistakes. He is well known in this vicinity as being honor- 
able in his dealings, and he fully de-serves the patronage of 
the public. 

R. F. Birdsall, Practical Painter, Sign Painting, House 
Painting, Crraining, Kalsomiuing, Frescoing, Glazing, No. 4 
Cone Street, Orange, N. J. P. O. Box 2.50. Not a few peo- 
ple seem to think that as long as a surface is smeared over 
with some substance resembling paint more or less, that is 
uU that is necessary, and that the nature of the material 
used and the manner in which it is applied is of no prac- 
tical consequence. Now, nothing could oe further from the 
truth, for the fact is that the best painter cannot do a satis- 
factory job with poor stock, while on the other hand a build- 
ing onwhich the very finest paint is lavishly used ma.y be 
neither ornamental iior protected by the operation if the 
work has been imprt)perly done. The moral, of course, is 
obvious. Entrust your painting to one who is capable of 
doing good work and is known to use reliable stock. Mr. 
R. F. Birdsall has carried on his present business in Orange, 
since ISIB, and the impression his methods have made on the 
public is seen in the fact that he does an extensive business 
in all kinds of house painting, kalsomiuing, etc. The bujiuess 
premises occupied by him are located at No. 10 Cone street. 
Mr. Birdsall has unequaled facilities. He employs five com- 
petent assistants, ana is consequently enabled to fill all or- 
ders at short notice and at reasonable rates, satisfaction 
being fully guarauteed as regards flrst-class work and ma 
terials used. 

S. Trabohl & Son, Merchant Tailors, ,3.57 Main Street, 
■near CantioUl Street, Orange, N. J. Everj' intelligent per- 
.son knows that it is not the business firm which makes the 
most extravagant clauns, that ma.y be depended upon to 
afford the best possible service, and those familiar with the 
policy pursued by Mr. Trabold & Son need not be told that 
these gentlemen i)ay more attention to performance than to 
promise. A large and carelully selected stock of reliable 
new goods is carried. The experience of the proprietors and 
their long established relations with producers and wholesale 
dealersenable them to procure the latest and most desirable 
articles on favtu-able toims, and to offer such to their custo- 
mers at the lowest market rates. Eight experienced em- 
ployees are constantly at work, to fill the orders. The 
premises occupied are located at 357 Main street, and are 
15x60 feet in dimensions. Every facility is at hand for car- 
rying on the extensive business which has been secured, 
Mr. S. Trabold, who is a native of Baden, Germany, estab- 
lished this house in IMS. His .son, Mr. George J. Trabold, is 
a native of Orange. These gentlemen are liighly esteemed 
as active business men, and have many influential friends in 
this vicinity. 

Emil Ijuckert, Practical Upholsterer, Parlor Suits and 
Mattresses Made and Renewed. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
Carpets Sewed and Laid in first-class Style. Furniture Re- 
paired. Metropolitan Building No. 380 Main Street, corner of 
Center Street, Orange, N. J. The American people asacla.ss 
are very extravagant, but this extravagance is as a general 
thing more the result of thoughtlessness than of any deliber- 
ate intention to spend money lavishly. Take for instance the 
matter of furniture, and we find that thousands of dollars 
worth of somewhat worn goods, of this kind, are thrust away 
into garrets or sold to second-hand dealers for a mere trifle, 
when a few dollars spent in renewing the upholstering 
would make the articles as good as new. This is no mere un- 



founded personal assertion of ours: it is a positive fact, 
ea.sily susceptible of proof, as ma.v be discovered by \'ery 
little investigation. Mr. Emil Luckert, of this city, is a 
thoroughly practical upholsterer, and has such excellent 
facilities at his command as to enaljle him to till orders at 
ver.v short notice and in a thoroughl.y workmanlike manner, 
while his charges are uniformly moderate. Mr. Luckert 
occupies premises at No. 2.S0 Main .street, corner of Center 
street, up stairs, where parlor suits and mattresses are made 
and renewed; carpets are als'j .sewed and laid in first-class 
style. He shows great taste and ingenuity in renovating 
furniture of all kinds, making it over in the latest fashion, 
and guaranteeing perfect satisfaction in all departments of 
his business, employment being given to three experienced 
and careful assistants. Mr. Luckert is a native of Orange, 
and was for five years with J. P. Ennis, starting for himself 
in IS>i7, since which he has built up a prosperous and rajjidly 
increasing business, 

Jas. <I. Haajt, Formerly with and Succes.sor to Henry 
Grawinkel. Watchmaker and Jeweler. AVatches, Clocks 
and Jewelr.y Repaired and AVarranted No. 8 Cone Street, 
near Main, "Orange, N. J. Mr. Jas. J. Haag, has carried on 
his estaVilishment at No. 8 Cone street, near Main street, since 
18."i!), having succeeded Mr. Henry Grawinkel. He transacts 
a thriving retail business, and what is still better, has attained 
a reputation for reliability which insures him continued 
success in the future. This gentleman is a dealer of experi- 
ence and skill and carries in stock a fine assortment of 
watches, clocks, jewelry, optical goods, etc., offering the 
same at the lowest market rates, and makes a specialty of 
accurately fitting spectacles and eye-glasses. Those requir- 
ing the aid of spcctaclesor eye-glasses should be cautious in 
selecting such articles, as the glass worn exerts a powerful 
influence on the eye, and those improperly chosen may do 
much more harm than good. Mr. Haag has every facility to 
suit all grades of e,ye-sight, and to furnish goods that will be 
a positive help and not a dangerous hindrance. Those in 
need of a good time-piece would do \vell to see what Mr. 
Haag can do for them, as he deals in Waltham, Elgin and 
Swiss watches, also French and American clocks of all styles 
and prices, while all goods bought of this house are 
warranted to prove as represented, and the prices are cer- 
tainly low enough to suit everybody. Three competent 
as.sistants are employed, and special attention is given to 
fine watch and clock Vepairing. We would therefore advise 
anyone in search of such goods as are dealt iu by Mr. Haag, 
to inspect his elegant and extensive stock before concluding 
purchases elsewhere. 

Miss M. Quinlaii, Fruit, Confectionery, Ice Cream, 
Temperance Drinks, etc., 495 Main Street, Orange, N. J. 
The enterprise carried on by Miss M. Quinlan, at No. 495 
Main street, is one of the most popular of its kind in this sec- 
tion. Miss Quinlan has been in business here since 1889, and 
to her able management and untiring industry is due in a 
great measure the success which has been attained in that 
time. A large and varied stock is carried, consisting of 
confectionery of all kinds and fine fruits in their season, 
ice cream and temperance drinks of every description. 
Miss Quinlan possesses every facility for giving her patrons 
and friends extra inducements, both in low prices and ex- 
cellent (luality of goods. The store occupied measures 20xt5O 
feet, and all callers are treated courteously and promptly 
by the lady in question. The variety afforded by the assort- 
ment of confectionery carried in stock is sufficient to allow 
all tastes being suited. Fair dealing is assured to all, and 
no one has a higher reputation for employing strictly legiti- 
mate and honorable methods. 



HORACE STETSON, 

Attoniey-at-Law, 

238 3^ka:-A-Ilsr STZREET, 

XE.\R CONE STREET. ORAXGE, N. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



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DRY AND FANCY GOODS, 

MAS D NIC TEMPLE, 303 MAIN STREET, 

Oaraiige, 3Sr. <T- 

There are in the city of Orange many establishments devoted to the sale of dry and fancy goods, and some of them are of 
no small miportance, even when compared with the larger houses of the metropolis of the State, but there is not one among 
them that occupies a more popular position than that of which Mr. L. H. Taylor is the proprietor, and which is located in 
Masonic Temple, No. 303 Main street. This highly popular enterprise was started in Montclair in 1878 by its present pro- 
prietor, removing here in 1888, and since that date its progress has been both assured and rapid, and the patronao-e ac- 
corded it has steadily increased. This gentleman is a native of Montclair, N. J., and highly esteemed in the social as well 
as business circles of Orange. A very clean as well as heavy stock is carried by Mr. Taylor, for it is his policy not to al- 
low any surplus lot of unsalable articles to accumulate on his hands, for the premises, spacious as they are, are none too 
large to accommodate the immense variety of goods handled. An exclusively retail business in done, and employment is 
given to six efficient assistants, every customer being given early and careful attention. The reputation attained by Mr. 
Taylor for intelligent and liberal business methods is very high, and no pains are spared to assure its maintenance. 



H. B. Jessen, Manufacturer of all Kinds of Artistic 
frames in Gold, Bronze and Hardwood. Picture Mats to 
Order, No. 4 Cone Street, Near Main, Orange, N. J. The 
artistic tastes of a community are a sure index of its refine- 
ment and culture ; we are safe in saying that in no place of 
equal size is this more evident than in Orange. We have an 
establishment here which embraces every facility for foster- 
ing the asthetic tastes, and it is in a large measure due to 
houses like that of Mr. H. B. Jessen's, which serves as a 
prominent type, that those desirable results have been 
attained. Mr. Jessen has been estabhshed here since 1871, 
and during the period since then, this enterprise has steadily 
advanced in importance, and has now secured a strong 
position in this special branch of trade. He is a manufacturer 
of all kinds of artistic frames, in gold, bronze and hardwood. 
Picture mats are also made to order. The premises occupied 
by this fine art store, are located at No. 4 Cone, near Main 
street, and comprise two floors, each 20x30 feet in dimen- 
sions. Employment is given to two assistants, who are cour- 
teous to all visitors. Mr. Jessen is a native of Germany and 
has long been highly esteemed as an upright and honorable 
business man. AH work entrusted to his care will be exe- 
cuted in the best manner possible. 

Miller & Sharp, Formerly with A. Bode & Son, Fresco 
Painters and Decorators. House and Sign Painting. Fine 
Paper Hangings and Window Shades. Estimates Furnished 
for all Work in our Line, 307 Main Street, Orange, N. J. One 
of the most truly representative enterprises carried on in 
Orange, is that conducted by Messrs. Miller & Sharp, for 
this undertaking was founded in 1880, and has long held a 
leading position among similar enterprises in this section of 
the State. The gentlemen comprising the firm are Mr. Henry 
G. Miller and Mr. George W. Sharp; they are both natives of 
Orange, and were formerly with A. Bode & Son. The 
premises occupied by them are located at 207 Main street, 
and measure 20x70 feet in dimensions. The firm do an ex- 
tensive business in house and sign painting, and also deal in 
fine paper hangings and window shades, all of which are fur- 
nished in large or small quantities at the lowest market 
rates. Empkjyment is given to fifteen competent assistants, 
and orders for house, sign and ornamental painting are 
assured promptandskillful attention, while frescoing, tinting 
and kalsomiuing will be done at short notice in first-class 
style, as will also paper hanging, decorating, graining, etc. 
The firm use selected stock, and are in a position to quote the 
lowest rates possible, ia connection with durable and satis- 
factory work, estimates being cheerfully furnished for all 
work in their line. 

A. Marks, all Fresh Meats in Season. Corner of Wash- 
ington and Day Streets, Orange, N. J. Notwithstanding the 
many and good markets in this town, it is the case here as 
almost everywhere else, that the demand for choice meats 
seems to exceed the supply. It cannot be expected that all 
cuts will be equally tender, but a man who understands his 
business will so dress his meat, hang it for a certain 
time and treat it so judiciously that each part of the animal 
will be palatable. It is not every dealer in meats who knows 
that this is the best way to serve his customerB and build up 



his trade, or who will take the trouble to do so. But the one 
who attends carefully to these matters will surely receive 
the greatest patronage. Among the markets in Orange, we 
take pleasure in calling attention to the one kept by Mr. A. 
Marks, at the corner of Wasliington and Day streets. This 
house has been favorably known for more than twenty 
years, Mr. Marks, the present proprietor, having founded 
it in 1867. He does an extensive retail business in meats of 
all kinds, poultry and game in season, all of which he strives 
to have the best that can be purchased. His premises are 
20x30 feet in dimensions and he gives employment to twelve 
assistants, who are competent in every way to aid him, and 
are kept busy in filling the many orders received daily. 

Liorton's Book and News Emporium, Staple and Fancy 
Stationery and all lands of Novelties in their season, 369 
Main Street, Orange, N. J. An enterprise of special inter- 
est to the people of Orange, and one that will be of value to 
learn something about in this volume, is the Book and News 
Emporium, conducted by Mrs. F. D. Lorton. She has been 
identified with this establishment from the time it was 
started in 1870. The business of this house is steadily in- 
creasing, and its resources are ample to meet all demands. 
Its policy is worthy the consideration of the public, who will 
find many advantages by dealing here. Mrs. Lorton has in 
her employ eight cttmpetent assistants, and customers may 
be assured immediate and courteous attention, and that all 
inquiries will be answered politely. The premises, which 
are located at 369 Main street, are 1.^x8.5 feet in dimensions. 
Mrs. Lorton, who is a native of New York State, is a lady 
thoroughly conversant with the minutest details concerning 
the business to which she gives her close supervision, and 
our citizens are sure that they can obtain here the latest and 
most popular publications of the day. We can commend the 
able and efficient management of this house. 



William SIcGuirk, Dealer in Staple and Fancy Gro- 
ceries, Teas, Coffees and Spices. Butter and Eggs a Spec- 
ialty. 21 Center street. Orange, N. J. Orders promptly 
delivered. Among the many grocery stores located in 
Orange few are better known than that carried on by Mr. 
AVm. McGuirk, at No. 31 Center street. He began business 
in 1888, and has already made an enviable reputation for re- 
liability aud fair dealing ; premises of the dimensions of 
20x60 feet are occupied, and four courteous and competent 
assistants are required to attend to the heavy patronage 
enjoyed. The stock carried at this establishment will com- 
pare favorably in all essential features with that of any 
similar house in Orange, for it is both large and varied, and 
contains no commodities of inferior quality, it being Mr. Mc- 
Guirk's endeavor to cater to the best trade. He does not do 
this by placing his prices so high that none but the favored 
few can afford to trade with him, but offers such induce- 
ments that experienced buyers feel they can hardly afford 
to trade elsewhere. A specialty is made of fresh butter and 
eggs, and, in fact, everything sold here is guaranteed to 
prove just as represented, and the prices as low as the low- 
est when the quality is considered. Mr. McGuirk being a 
native of Orange, is well known and highly respected. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



Andrew Wood, Parpontpr iiiid Builder. No. liT Essex 
Avriuu', Orange. N. .1. Tlioif is no roiison why the resi- 
dents (if this I'liimiiiiiiity should lie content with inferior 
work of any kind, considering the fuel that thi'y have settled 
ill their midst, manufacturers and builders from whom may 
be obtained work, equal in quality and fluish, to any in the 
country. That Oraiifre is a progressive town is shown by 
the numlicr of able and elficient men who have settled here 
from choice, and who carry on extensive businesses. Among 
these we wish to call special atteiilion toMr. Andrew Wood, 
one of the most reliable building contractors in this immedi- 
ate vicinity. Mr. Wood also pays special attention to fine 
cabinet work and interior hard wood finish. Parties who 
have had work executed by Mr. AVood speak highly of his 
workmanship. Thoroughness in construction and the usage 
of none but first quality wood, combined with thi- employ- 
ment of skillful mechanics, have been the agents which have 
raised Mr. Wood's reputation as a carpenter and builder of 
high standing among those of his craft. Some of the most 
palatial residences of the Oranges have been built by him. 
Notable among these are the residences of Messrs. J. H. 
Noyes, Thomas S. Kingman, Eugene Kelly, Andre L. Causse. 
Rolston Grant, George W. Bramhall, C. G. Keyiiolds, J. D! 
Evrett, the new rectory at East Orange, and the ''artificial 
ice" buildings at West ijrange. Many more might be men- 
tioned as w-orthy of admiration as these, but lack of space 
precludes their mention. The cabinetwork which this gen- 
I leman turns out is artistic and neat in every instance. Mr. 
Wood's establishment is located at 127 and 12!) Essex ave- 
nue, one block from the Morris & Essex depot. All orders 
left at the office or received by mail receive prompt and 
painstaking attention. Estimates are cheerfully furnished. 



Aii8;u.stus Kichhorii, Architect, Library Building, 
Orange, N. J. The common remark made by visiting stran- 
gers, "What a beautiful city Orange is," is due in no small 
degree to the ability of the architects who designed our 
principal buildings, feu- there are few cities of eiiiial size con- 
taining so large a number of structures comliining utility 
with beauty. To many people the task set upon the arcXsi- 
tect seems a comparatively simple one, for they consider it 
only a question of drawing more or less elaborate plans 
more mechanical than creative in character. This is 
greatly at variance with the facts, for the problems com- 
ing up in the practice of this profession are as varied as the 
changes of a keleidoscope, and questions of expense, of light 
of strength, and of availability are constantly coming up to 
complicate the sub.iect. But experience will do wonders, in 
this as in any other pursuit, and much of the success gained 
by Mr. Augustus Kichhorn, since he opened an office here in 
1S70 is due to his having a thorough knowledge of his 
profession in all its details. Mr. Eichhorn is a member of 
the American Institute of Architects, and is will known in 
Orange and vicinity, being the designer of many of the 
beautiful residences and business establishments to be seen 
here. His office is located in the Library Building, and 
those consulting him on architectural matters will find him 
ready to give all information which may he desired. 



The Smilli & Dotld Maiinfacturiiig Co., 'i\ Rocck 
Street, Orange, N. J., V. O. Box &W. This company, though 
so recently inaugurated, is one cf the most progressive in 
this vicinity. The enormous demand for clothing made of 
Jersey cloth renders this branch of manufacturing industry 
of the greatest importance. The wonderful increase of com- 
fort attained by wearing clothing of this kind is now so fully 
recognized, that few persons are content to be without one 
or more of these articles. Among other manufactories of 
note in this town, we would call special attention to the one 
known as the Smith & Dodd Manufacturing Co., carried on 
by Messrs .1. L. Smith and W. Z. Dodd. They have a com- 
plete factory for carrying on the manufacture of Jerseys 
of all kinds, and kilt suits of every description for children 
at 21 Roeck street. Orange. The premises comprise two 
floors, SOxfit) feet dimensions, and are titted with the latest 
and most approved appliances for this class of work. An 
engine of eight horse-power is used, and fifty hands, all 
women, are given constant employment. The work turned 
out by this firm is noted for behig made of the best materials 
and the work is well and skillfully done. Orders receive 
prompt attention in every instance, "whether given in person 
or sent by mail, and the prices will be found to be as low as 
is CLmpatihIe with the fine class of goods turned out. 



Smith'H Orange, Newark and New York Express Co. 
Offices : .S(1 Cortlandt Street, corner Washington. New York; 
200 Market Street and TOti Broad Street, Newark; Day 
Street, near Main, Orange, N. J. One of the largest and 
most reliable express companies in this part of the State is 
the one known as Smith's Orange, Newark and New York 
Express. The establishment was founded in 1S74 by George 
O. Smith, and has always been carried on under bis name, 
though at present there arc four other members of the firm. 
They are H. E. Murray, Harry R. Smith, Ira M. AVard and 
Samuel Bell, all natives of Orange and West Orange. The 
different offices are situated at 80 Cortlandt street, New- 
York : 200 Market street and TOO Broad street, Newark, and 
Day street, near Main, Orange. Orders can be sent to any 
of these localities, and will be promptly attended to. There 
are two daily deliveries eacu way between Orange and 
Newark, leaving morning and afternoon, and all goods are 
delivered to or from New York with promptness. Messrs. 
Smith & Co. have a complete stock of furniture vans and 
trucks suitable for moving pianos, furniture, or any kind of 
household goods or baggage ; they employ thirty men and 
keep forty-five horses. All moving is done in the most care- 
ful manner, by men who are tru.stworthy and experienced, 
and who are competent to pack the most delicate china and 
glass in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. Estimates are 
given when desired, for moving furniture, and the prices 
will he found uniformly moderate. Picnic parties desiring 
a good four-horse wagon, will do well to apply to Messrs. 
Smith & Co., who can furnish a most desirable turnout. 
(Telephone No. 2."5). 

Kdn-iti W. Hiiie, Flour, Feed, and all kinds of Grain, 
Baled Hav and Straw-, Main Street, corner Center, Orange, 
N.J. Local Agent for the "Stockbridge Fertilizer." The 
w-ide-spread discussion which the recent advance in the 
price f)f flour occasioned, gave significant evidence of the 
important position held by that most useful commodity, and 
indicated how- nearly any change in its cost atfects'every 
member of the comniunity. Thus, those engaged in hand- 
ling Hour have no reason to fear lack of public interest in 
their operations, and we are sure that this brief notice of 
one of the most prominent of our local dealers will not be 
unacceptable. Mr. Edwin AV. Hine is a native of Ohio, and 
inaugurated his present enterprise in 1874. The premises 
occupied comprise a store 20x100 feet in dimensions, located 
on Main street, corner of Center street, and a commodious 
store house .situated near the railroad. An immense stock is 
carried, consisting of flour, feed and all kinds of grain; also, 
baled hay and straw, and the business done is both whole- 
sale and retail, orders of any size being given prompt and 
painstaking attention. Mr. Hine is local agent for the 
Clyde line of steamers, running between New York and 
Florida ports, and is certainly in a position to give as full 
value for money received as any dealer in a similar line of 
business. He is very w-ell known throughout Orange and 
vicinity, having been Sheriff for Essex County since 1S.S7, 
and having served nine years in the Essex County Board of 
Freeholders, three years as its Director. Mr. Hine employs 
four efficient assistants, -and is therefore able to furnish cu.s- 
tomers with any desired article dealt in, in quantities to 
suit, and at positively bottom prices and without undue delay. 

Patrick Doran. Scientific and Practical Horse Shoer, 9 
Center Street. The largest Horse Shoeing Establishment in 
the City. Road, Track and Carriage Horses a Specialty. 
That not a few valuable horses have been spoiled by im- 
proper shoeing is a fact that no well informed person will 
deny, and that hundreds of animals have gone lame and had 
to he taken off the road for along or a short time, simply be- 
cause the man that shod them didn't know his business, is 
also a well established and generally understood fact, 
therefore, no horse owner can afford to let every body who 
claims to be. practical horse shocrs shoe his horse, until he 
has satisfied liimself that the job will be skillfully and care- 
fully done. Mr. P. Doran, of No. !l Center street, pays par- 
ticular attention to shoeing trotting and driving horses, and 
w-e can cordially recommend him to our readers, for we 
know he has not his superior in Orange. Mr. Doran is well- 
known, and does a large business. Since he began operations 
in 18S2, he has pro\-ed that he knows his business in every 
detail, and is always ready to do a first-class job at a fair 
price. The premises occupied arc of the dimensions of 20x('>.'> 
feet, and are well fitted up for the prompt carrying out of 
orders for horse shoeing, and the charges made are sure to 
be moderate, for Mr. Doran has built up a very desirable 
business by dealing honorably by everv custonier. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



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Hall in Newark. Dfxorated bv D. Brockie &Co 



D. Brockie & Co., mauufacturers of Plain and Fancy 
Awnings, for Stores, Offices and Private Dwellings. Cano- 
pies tor Church and House Weddings. Awnings taken 
down. Stored and Insured for the Winter. 405 and 407 
Main Street, Orange. N. J. Telephone No. 400. Orders by 
Mail or Telephone will receive Prompt Attention. Nobody 
realizes the amount of true comfort to be derived from an 
awning, who has not tried being without this great conven- 
ience. To be subjected to intense heat and glare, to sigh in 
vain for a cool, shady spot. Who has not experienced these 
feelings ! Even the greatest heat or the brightest light can 
be borne cheerfully if one can be sheltered under one of the 
pretty, colored awnings now so much used and so skillfully 
made'. ' The only wonder is how so many people get along 
without them. "Messrs. D. Brock-ie & Co. do an extensive 
business in the manufacture of these articles, besides many 
others of a like nature. Among thesemay be mentioned can- 
opies for church or house weddings, tents of all kinds, truck 
and wagon covers, nose bags and oiled water-proof covers 
of everv description. Fine flags and banners are also made 
by this firm, of aoy size and design. This house was mcor- 
porated in 1S68. the business now carried on by D. Brockie 
& Co. is at 405 and 40T Main street. The factory is 40x45 
feet dimensions, and the store measures 30x20 leet. This 
firm is not connected with any other in this State, and are 
generally conceded to be the leaders in their line in New 
Jersey, tew, if any concerns in the middle States carrying 
as large a line for interior decoration. 

S M Hedffps & Co., Dealers in choice Flour, Feed, 
Grain, Hay and Straw, St. Mark's Place, West Orange, N. J. 
Flour, feeci and grain stores seem to make up a very large 
part of the business interest in this section, and the one that 
IS carried on by S. M. Hedges & Co. is one of the most prom- 
inent This business enterprise was inaugurated about sev- 
enteen years ago by Messrs. S. M. & C. H. Hedges, Mr. S. 
M Hedges being the active member, Mr. C. H. having only 
his name and money in the business. They have a large and 
varied stock of flour, feed, grain, hay and straw, makmg a 
specialty of patent flour. Two floors are occupied, each of 
the dimensions of 30x00 feet, giving ample room for storing 
their heavy and choice stock that is always kept on hand. 
Employment is afforded to four able assistants. Both are 
natives of Somerville, N. J., and Mr. C. H. Hedges is re- 
siding at Charlottesville, Va., both being widely known in 
iheir respective towns. 



H. D. "Williams, Manufac- 
turer of Marble and Granite 
Monuments and Headstones. All 
kinds of Cemetery Work in 
Marble or Granite, 2.53 Wash- 
ington Street, opposite Day, Or- 
ange, N. J. Mr. H. D. Williams 
has had time and opportunities 
almost innumerable to prove 
the efficiency he has attained in 
his trade as an expert stone- 
cutter. A clenr eye, steady 
hand, good judgment and long 
experience are all needed, and, 
indeed, are indispensable to one 
who would become proficient 
in this industry. During more 
i than thirty-four years Mr. Wil- 
liams has been in this business. 
His carefulness and patience have not gone unrewarded or 
unacknowledged, lor he has for many years beenknownas 
a master workman in this trade, and if there is any fine stone 
work to be done, Mr. Williams is prepared to furnish it. 
He is a native of this town and has been established here 
in his present business since 1&50. He manufactures and 
deals in fine monuments and headstones. These can be 
made of any kind of stone desired, but Mr. Williams makes 
a specialty of marble and the different kinds of native 
granite. All varieties of cemetery work are done from 
the most elaborate designs for tombstones to the plainest 
headstones. A visit to the cemetery will show many choice 
specimens of Mr. Williams' work. The premises occupied 
are at 2.53 Washington street. He employs several skillful 
workmen, but gives personal attention to every piece of 
work turned out of his establishment. 



Alexander Dpnmmond, dealer in Tinware, Crockery 
and Glassware. Orange Bargain Stores. 189 Main Street, 
and 4.5 Freeman Street, Orange, N. J. The establishments 
conducted by Mr. Alexander Drummond, are of the best of 
their kind in this town, and no house here holds a higher or 
more honestly earned reputation for dealing fairly with its 
customers, so that the liberal patronageMr. Drunnnond now 
enjoys is but another proof of the old familiar saying, 
" Honesty is the best policy." The establishments in ques- 
tion were founded by the present proprietor in 1887. He is 
a native of Scotland, and is widely known in Oran<ie and 
vicinity. He gives careful personal attention to the details 
of his business, the result being the uniform reliability of 
goods offered, and the prompt and courteous service award- 
ed every customer. The premises utilized at the Mam street 
store are of the dimensions of 00x18 feet. The stock dealt 
in is varied and complete, and includes tinware, crockerj- 
and glassware. Four competent assistants are employed, 
and no trouble is spared to give callers every opportunity 
to make a satisfactory choice goods being cheerfully shown, 
and will prove as represented. No one is in a better position 
to quote bottom prices, and Mr. Drunimond's establishments 
are rightly named " Bargain Stores," and those who want 
anything in his line, should certainly give Mr. D. a call Uc- 
fore placing their orders elsewhere. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



Adjoining Mjisic Hall. 



JOnSTES. 



ORAXGE, K. J. 



PIANDS ANH MUSIGAL MERCHANDISE. 

Pianos to Rent, For Exchange, and For Sale on Installments. Storage for Pianos, Etc. Tuning and 

Repairing a Specialty. 

That the manufacture of pianos has 
reached its higbest perfection in this coun- 
try is very penerally understood, for there 
have been numerous proofs afforded that 
American pianos and organs lead the 
world. Unf.)rtunatciy, however, the great 
demand for these instruments among all 
classes of people, has led to the manufac- 
ture of instruments made only to sell, and, 
therefore, it is necessary to use consider- 
able care to avoid imposition. The surest 
way to obtain a satisfactory piano or organ, 
at a moderate price, is to patronize such an 
establishment as is conducted by Mr. Frank- 
Jones, on Main street, adjoining MusicHall, 
for this gentleman deals only in the most 
reliable makes of pianos and organs, and 
his experience and reputation are perfect 
safeguards against the least suspicion of 
fraud. Mr. Jones was born in this city, and 
has been identified with his present line of 
busmess since 1880, and a large portion of 
the pianos and organs sold in this city are 
bought of lum, as he is universally known 
m musical circles, and his facilities in many 
respects arc une<iualed. Pianos and organs 
of various styles and makes are always on 
hand, and every assistance is given callers 
who are desirous of finding out what in- 
strument is most perfectly suited to their 
needs and means. Sheet music and musical 
merchandise of every description are also 
largely dealt in. Two competent clerks are 
employed, and prompt and courteous at> 
tention is extended to every caller. Mr 
Jones makes a specialty of the sale of old -^ 

'^^^^^:^^^^^^^^^.^^$^^S^;t^^ every two year. 

«►**• f* ??■ '^"•Jwf"". Dealers in Fine Groceries, 277 Main 
Street, Orange. In collecting information relating to the 

f!tt ;'.f ^m'""'" ""« "l 9;''?^'^) '^ ^'^'•y «°"" b-<^"me mani- 
fest that Messrs. H. & H. Dodwcll would have to be in- 
cluded in any account of such, for evidence was found on 

fTf7**"1t''"..""^""'''''!''1'''h'^^« gentlemen were fairly en 
titled to the honor, and that as regards enterprise and pop- 

TW,I', 'P'l "^^kP^ \^'^'^- position in the trade circles. 
They established the enterprise now conducted by them in 
IboB, a most e.xtensive and flourishing trade havingbeen built 
up since that date. The premises occupied comprise a store 
and basement each 20x70 feet in dimensions, and are located 
at No. 2,, Main street. The stock hand/ed includes fine 
groceries of all kinds and when any of these commodities 
are wanted I his establishment will be found a most desirable 
place at which to procure the same, as the assortment is 
large, the quality excellent, and the prices low. Four com- 
petent and courteous as.sistants are employed, and those 
who may favor Messrs. Dodwell with their patronage will 
have every reason to cordially subscribe to all that \\e have 
stated concerning their establishment and business meth- 
ods. Since the decease of Mr. Henry Dodwcll in 1889 the 
business has been conducted by Mr. keber Dodwell under 
the existing firm name, and is well known among our enter- 
prising and reliable business men. 





., ■ , . "^ ,^^ public. These 

gentlemen are both natives of Orange, N. J., and are very 
favorably known throughout the neighborhood. They give 
close personal attention to their business, and being possessed 
with a thorough knowledge of all its details, they are enabled 



to keep It up to the high standard of excellence the pubUc 
have learned to expect. An extensive retail business is done 
that requires the services of five capable assistants and 
three delivery wagons. The premises made use of are 2.5x60 
teet in dimensions. A carefully selected stock of meat and 
vegetables, comprising all the variety of articles generally 
included under this head is constantly carried, and offered 
at the lowest market rates. Fruit, poultry, game, etc., are 
always on hand in a great variety in their season. The 
niany regular patrons of this house are ready to commend 
the uniform good quality of the several ai-ticles of food 
which may be found here. 

„*^'. ^'iT"' 'I'^aler in New and Second-hand Clothin" 
Boots, Shoes etc. SO Center Street. Orange, N J The 
business conducted by Mr. James Stern, although only 
founded in 1888, has already assumed proportions fully 
''TSr t" expeeti'tions. The premises occupied are locatecl 
'il on/''^.^''°,''^'' *'*'''^'='' Orange, and consist of one floor 
aOx20 feet in dimensions, and the stock carried is displayed 
in an attractive and tasteful manner. Honorable business 
methods, integrity and a determination to give value for 
value, are features deserving success. There are few busi- 
ness men more justly entitled to prosperity than the pro- 
prietor of the house in question. He devotes all his atten- 
tion to his^ business, and spares no pains to satisfy customers 
If such a thing be possible. New and second-hand clothing 
is largely dealt in. Mr. Stern offers special inducements fo? 
ladies' and gents' cast of clothing, and is prepared to wait 
upon customers at their residences. All orders by mail will 
receive the same prompt attention, as if given in person 
In addition to the goods mentioned above, a large stock of 
boots, shoes, etc., is carried and offered at very reasonable 
prices. Mr. Stern is a native of Germaii\', andhashadlur^e 
experience in his present business. ^ 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



41 



DEALER in HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, CUTLERY, Etc., 



Mechanics' Tools a Specialty, 



Revolvers, Honse Furnishing Goods, 
Scissors Ground at Short Notice, 



Fishing Tackle, Knives and 



375-377 MAIN STREET, ORANGE, N. J. 

Mr Warren G Speer, who established this business in 1889, is a native of New Jersey. He has an extensive acquaintance 
in this vicinity He has a large and well selected stock of hardware, which consists in part of paints, oils, cutlery, revol- 
vers house furnishing goods, fishing tackle, etc. They also make a specialty of mechanics' tools. They have excellent fa- 
cilities for o-rinding knives and scissors at short notice. The premises occupied are located on Main street, and consist of 
a double store Nos 375 and STT. They are 35x7.5 feet in dimensions. Mr. Speer does a large business, and strives to satisfy 
all customers 'thus gaining their good will as well as their patronage. All the articles sold are in every instance guaran- 
teed to prove lust as represented, while the prices quoted are uniformly low, and will compare favorably with those named 
by any dealer in goods of equal excellence. The amount of trade which this house has already secured promises great suc- 
cess I or the future. 



J. E. Waterman, Direct Receiver of all kinds of Dairy 
Products, Fresh Eggs and Philadelphia Prints. Received 
daily. Depot, 373 Main street, opposite the Park, Orange, 
N. J. In order to attain success in business, and particu- 
larly in the produce business, it is very essential to thor- 
oughly understand the nature of the products in which you 
deal, and the magnitude of the trade which has been built 
up by Mr. J. E. Waterman since he began operations in 
1HS9, is largely due to his intimate knowledge of all kinds of 
dairy products which he handles. The premises occupied 
comprise one floor, measuring 18x60 feet, and the stock on 
hand is ahvavs sufficiently large and varied to allow of or- 
ders being filled without delay. Mr. Waterman is a direct 
receiver of all kinds of dairy products, fresh eggs and Phil- 
adelphia prints being received daily. He isalsoaniniporter 
of foreign and domestic cheese, and agent for Bucks County 
Dairy Company, Pa. Mr. Waterman is a native of New 
York, and very well known throughout the business circles 
of Orange. His store is located at No. 373 Main street, op- 
posite the park, where an extensive wholesale and retail 
business is done. Five competent assistants are employed, 
and customers may depend upon being supplied with goods 
of standard quaUty at positively bottom prices. 

O. C. Benjamin, Jr.. Artistic Photographer, Orange, 
483, 4S5 Main Street, and Dover, N. J., Blackwell Street. 
Those people who sneer at the term, " Artistic Photogra- 
pher," show by this alone that they have very little real 
knowledge or experience as tothe wonderful progress made 
in late years in photographv, or the beautiful effects now 
produced by the process. It is too true that a vast number 
of our photographers do not and never will deserve being 
called artistic, for this quality is not inborn and cannot be 
cultivated in a great many people. This is no reason why 
justice should not be done to the man who is truly artistic, 
and to quote a pertinent example in this line, we would call 
attention to O. C. Benjamin, Jr., one of the first photogra- 
phers in the State. He has had twenty years' experience m 
this business, which is the oldest gallery in the State, having 
been started by his father in ia51. He occupies two floors ot 
the building at 4.S3 and «5 Main street, and has in addition a 
branch studio at Dover, N. J. Mr. Benjamin makes a 
specialty of portraits on ivory, and is the only one making 
them which reproduce the most delicate flesh tints, and are 
better than any others, as they never fade. It would be mi- 
possible to give a detailed account of the work done by Mr. 
Benjamin. Suffice it to say he is an artist who produces 
only artistic work. His transparent enamel photographs 
are justly celebrated, alike for their beauty and the ex- 
tremely moderate sum for which they may be obtained. 
We can only advise in closing, a call upon this gentleman to 
prove the statements here made. 



PETER D. ROMER, 

FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER, 
379 Main Street, Near Park, 



Telephone No. 3 A. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



J. Dolan, Dealer in Fruits, Vegetables, Fish and Oys- 
ters, Poultry and Game in Season, No. 3 Center Street, Or- 
ange, N. J. Orders Solicited and promptly attended to. 
It is but very rarely that an establishment is found in which 
so large and varied a stock of strictly first-class articles is 
handled as is the case in that carried on by Mr. John Dolan, 
at No. 2 Center street. This gentleman conducts a market 
in which may be purchased fruits, vegetables, fish and oys- 
ters, and poultry and game in their season, and considera- 
tion of both time and economy would seem to prompt pat- 
ronizing this store, while the prices quoted are as low as can 
be made on first-class goods. Mr. Dolan is a native of Or- 
ange, and has been in his present business since 1879. He 
does not lack experience in catering to the wants of the 
public. His present premises are of the dimensions of 30x15 
feet, and in order to deliver goods to all parts of the Oranges 
three delivery wagons and four competent assistants are 
kept, and all orders are thus assured prompt attention, 
whether given in person or otherwise. Goods are delivered 
when promised, and guaranteed to prove as represented in 
all respects, and those in want of anything in Mr. Dolan's 
line will be satisfactorily supplied both as regards quality 
and price, by patronizing this establishment. 

H. G. Post, Confectionery, Stationery and Fancy Goods, 
25 Park street. Orange, N. J. There are of course other es- 
tablishments in Orange devoted to the sale of fancy goods, 
etc., but among them there is not one having a higher repu- 
tation than that conducted by Mrs. H. G. Post, for this lady 
has a most desirable stock on hand to choose from, and 
quotes prices that cannot fail to be satisfactory to the most 
discriniiiiating customer. Mrs. Post was born in Orange, 
and began her present enterprise in 1SS.5, since which date 
her business has steadily and surely increased. The prem- 
ises occupied are of the dimensions of 20.\-30feet, and a large 
and varied assortment of fancy goods is displayed to 
excellent advantage. The stock includes stationery of the 
latest fashionable novelties, also confectionery of all kinds, 
and as a thriving trade is done in this line, e%'ery article will 
be found to be fresh. The stock is being constantly re- 
newed, and is so complete that all tastes and all purses can 
easily be suited. Two competent assistants are given em- 
ployment, and every caller is sure of receiving polite atten- 
tion. 

Harry James, Baker and Confectioner, No. 219 Day 
Street, Corner Alden Street, Orange, N. J. In calling at- 
tention to the establishment conducted by Mr. Henry James, 
at No. 219 Day street, corner Alden street, we feel sure that 
we are but giving expression to the sentiments of many peo- 
ple in this vicinity when we say it is one of the most reliable 
enterprises of the kind in this part of Orange, and those who 
have made a practice of dealing with this establishment 
speak of the even excellence of the goods offered, and the 
uniform courtesy and eonsideratiou extended to every cus- 
tomer. Mr. James is a native of England, and began busi- 
ness here in 1886, and by the excellence of his methods he 
now does a thriving trade. The store utilized is 22x50 in 
dimensions, and four assistants are given employment. The 
o-oods sold here enjoy an enviable reputation m the neigh- 
borhood, and it is only natural that they should, for they 
are made from good materials, by skilled and experienced 
assistants. Fine confectionery is to be obtained here dis- 
played in great variety, everything isofl'ered for sale at the 
very lowest rates, and guaranteed strictly as represented. 



4J LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 

PARSONS & CO., 

MUSIC HALL PHARMACY, 

Our Specialties are 

PHYSICIANS' PRESCKIPTIONS AND OLD FAMILY RECIPES. 

Pure Drugs and Chemicals only dispensed. Our Prescription Department is the Larg*»st and Best Equipped in the Stale. 
Always in charge of a Careful and Compeleut Fnarniacist Day and Night. 

Proprietors of Our Own Extract Sarsapjirilla, Best in the Market. 50 cents a bottle. 

A I.ARliK ASSOUTMENT OF 

Col^iito's ife Co.'s Kxiiuisite Perfinnejs, Toilet and Shaving Soaps, Coloariip, Toilet >Vali^rs, Saeliet Powders, 
Tooth Brushes, Toilet Requisites, Bath and Carriage Sponges, t'hauiois Hair and Tooth Brushes' Combs, 

.\nd everything appertaining to a First Class Pharmacy. Telephone orders delivered promptly in all the Oranges. Telephone Call 45. 

HVLTTSIC HA-XjIL BOZXI OFrPICE!. 

ORANGE, N. J, 



Cfias. P. V/^ynS''? 



DEALEK IN 



HARDWARE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY. 

GUNS AND GUNNING GOODS, 

Loaded Shells. Revolvers, Powder and Shot. Sewing Machine Needles, Oil, Etc. Fish- 
ing Tackle, Etc. Lawn Mowers, Sewiua: Machines, Gnns, Revolvers, Trunks, 
Locks, Etc., Repaired. Knives, Scissors, Razors 
and Skates (i round. 

N©, jf 3 Maim St3re©t, 

Opposite Flag Staff. 

Orange, N.J. 




Hats, Gents' Farnishings, Umbrellas, Etc. 

Everything New and of the Latest Styles. 

373 Main Street, between Day and Center Streets, 

ORANGE, N. J. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 43 



WRIGHT & LINDSLEY, 

CONTRACTORS 5 ROHD BUILDERS. 

Quarry and Crusliing Works. Great Notch. Telford and Macadam Roads Constructed and K.|.;.ii<'d. 

Office, 29 Cone Street, Orange, N.J. 

jgf Cracked Stone Delivered by Car Load or Team Load.-^I 

The smooth and easy travel over a macadamized road is only really appreciated by those persons who have had to ton 
..-inriUfoVhours or ^avs through mud or dust. The relief is almost indescribable. It is not many years ago that thi> 
methwiof maknl °ood, hard riads was thought of, and it has become wonderfully popular m a short tmie It '« a rea 
Wpssinl toThis clunt?v bein- one of the few preparations that can withstand the ravages of our severe and changeable 
^ imn P° The Telfor-Us a similar kind of roaS. and has also proved extremely good. A firm engaged m this business of 
co™?ructin^ riads stLtTMessrs. Wright &Lindsley, of SirCone street, Orange, xX J. They have 'I ''"'Se quarry an 
^^,^^hin "works at Great Notch from where they ship immense quantities of stone for this purpose. It can be cracl^ed 
CO irse oiTne af desTred, and deli°"red by the clr \ol<X or by team. Orders for repairing roads a'-e promptly attended to. 
Thl fir,^ i^nnmnosed of Messrs Robert Wright and Stuart Lindsley, both natives of New Jersey, and the lattei of Oiange. 
?hev beganTe^aUons in iIIt, and have built up a flourishing trade already, which necessitates the employment of upwards 
of fifty workmen. 

ACKIRMAH & CO., 



DEALERS IN 



FOREIGN HND DOMESTIC FRUITS. 

\/prFTARl F"^ FISH, POULTRY, 

^'41®°°°^- °''cYa"^s. '^"bu^+t.r, 

LIBRARY BUILDING, 223 MAIN STREET, ORANGE, N. J. 

Telephone 61. 

It must be evident to all who have given the subject ato;thought,^^^^^^^^^ >-' 

but in its infancy, although it has already reached ,^:<;yy '^'?,^,P'°P°';^^^^^ It is to first-class estab- 

veloped wonderfully, and with improved t'-ansportatton facilities ^t must g^^^ > ^^ ^.^^ ^^^ 

lisbments that one must ook for P'-°g/^^\;° '^J^, '"^^ °l^,^,f^",l'e^ ' That the enterprise conducted by Messrs. Acker- 
ducers or importers, their influence is most felt m i <=,f "'»;™^. *'°„^^ is doubtless well known to many of our readers, 
man & Co. has always been earned on in a liberal and progi •^^^^^ ^^^^"^^"f;;/' IWthf members of the firm being Mr. J. A. 
for this undertaking is a truly representative one, and was loundedAp^u,!*^^^^^^^^ . business is done in for- 
Ackerman and Mr. C. H. Ackernian, both natives of Hael^ensack K J. An ext^erne^v „ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ . 

eign and domestic fruits, vegetables, canned g«^^^J^'/gf?'J'"'i5['lZ^^ feet in dimensions. Messrs. Acker- 
±ri:ra?e!raTo?i'ri^nV^t?^irr.'p\T^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ort notice, while the prices quoted 
are always in accordance with the lowest market rates. 

D. JAILLET, 

FRENCH STEAM SCOURING AND DYEING ESTABLISHMENT, 

Nd. 521 Main Street, Orange, N. J. 

somebody has. said that in order U, get r^h it js on,^ uecpsary to n.akc ni„^^^^^^^ Am^jr^an and spen^d^t like a 

Frenchman, and it must be confessed that there J^'^, f^^^pj"^^ °' , t""he best advantage, whereas a Frenchman can make 
have the miney making gift, but few know ^ow to use the,r mon^j^ We vere'reminded of this fact when visiting 

every dollar count, and can enjoy himself on.acompaiatnely small income^ vc ^^^ character of 

the /rench steam scouring and dyeing e^tablishnient oon<i'icU.d by Mr D. JaiUet at P^o^ ^.1 ^^ ^^.^^^ or slightly worn 

the work turned out here is unexcelled and many a hard edrneaao^^^^ cause u£due shrinkage, and we saw gar- 

garments here to be cleaned or dyed. Care is taken not to mj ire the fabric or t^^^ _^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^5^ , 

Sients that had gone through the F°^^f ' f "jf^.^.'^i^l'^f^^^^ev have every faciify and employ only experienced assistants. A 
expense. They are able to do wort here without fail or they na-^^ ^ o^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ garments can be 

specialty is made of lace cleamng and all "'."'"^ Suaianteed^ the YM\^C\f^ x,;Axs' <i of France, and has had long expen- 
t^'^^^^^^^^^^^^ST^ ^Sn-^r^d ^roinra7t!^^orne^Kl his work t.f our readers. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



CHARLES S. MENAGH, 

Hardware, House Furnishing, Paints, Oils, Glass- 

as^eotLaizLios' Tools, CvLtlerj^ aixa. Sjjortiixg Gooa.s, 

293 MAIN STREET, ORANGE, N. J. 



M JnfM,"'''Tn^^s^i M " f ''i*' ^''- ChaHesS. Menaffh is identifled was founded about ten years ago by the fi,m .>f Allen & 
at hiscstabljslniicnt. The 



■■ui"vt'i;in;in»L'i''''''fT ''"'''n>''sing merchant, and carries so large and varied a stock that it 
. an.\ thing in the Inie of liardw are. house furnishings, paints, oils, glass, etc., that is not to be had 

No"S«jiV.inln'e;.'t'- Fn';p:rem^rwl?erto7o.fr°°:-:''^^^^ 

that those vh( re-.ii^e hTt M n»i. f^'^*^",,*" four assiritants, anc no trouble is spared to assure prompt service to all, so 

aflo« s t e o ves m; M. n-?:^), hT'"'^ i""'"' " i' ';""",[" "''"''^ '■'■''^ whenever possible. As for the prices, they 'are 
rates on Uie ir cles he ,le-,U ^" ,*?. . ""'' knowingly bundle any goods that will not give satisfaction, and quo es as low 
and te,"eral u'dvvnre s ,e i-, es • , " r ?'"",' "," *;■",""■""'" '^''T °f f'lual merit. Mechanics' tools, cutlery, porting goods 
g^iar^nteed as ;4pre ent'ed ■' Mr Menaihis"^ and retail and like all the other goo'd's ^old h-Tre^ are 

and one who h as ^he respect and confideaie of X peopl"m |eneraJ. " " °"' "° ""' '"""^'"' ''''''°'' 

wmTIT. v. reTmer, c. e. 

249 MAIN STREET, ORANGE. 



Residence, 28 North Maple Ave., East Orange. 




CARPENTER cfe BUILDER, 

504 Main Street, Orange, H. J. 

JOBBING Promptly Attended to 

to all jobbing orderT Mr MoriVe is weV pr^arertoTitfe'r^ "'"' ^''T P'''^'"''' ''°'' ^'^''^f"' «»<-nt'on 







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Q>0^. F^IGH SfP. AND LlAI^BSIDE flVE., 
ORANGE. N J. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



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Bell & Conover, Successors to James Bell & Co., Deal- 
ers in Masons' Materials, Blue Stone, Wood, Coal and Bricks. 
Contracts taken for Flagging, Curbing, etc.. Rubbed Man- 
tels and Hearths. Office and Yard, Lincoln Avenue and R. R., 
Orano-e N. J. One of the largest establishments dealing ui 
coal wood, masons' materials, etc., etc., is that of Messrs. 
Bell' & Conover. The tirm was founded in 1874 by James 
Bell & Co., under which name it has been known until quite 
recently These gentlemen own a large yard on Lincoln 
avenue, with a frontage of 1,000 feet on the D., L. & AV. Rail- 
road and a depth of 200 feet. The tracks run directly 
through the premises, thus giving every facility for trans- 
portation. They supply all kinds of coal, 'brought direct y 
from the mines, at the most moderate prices— oak and nicK- 
ery wood of the finest quality, for open fires— by the load or 
barrel bricks, flag stones, curbs, mantels, hearths, etc., etc. 
It would be a difficult matter to enumerate everything sup- 
plied to order by this firm. Suffice it to say, stone of any 
kind cut to order, including, of course, the famous Jersey 
blue stone, iron covers for vaults, grates, pipe and land tile 
and masons' materials of every description. It would per- 
haps be easier to mention articles not dealt m by this lirni, 
than to attempt to describe the immense and varied stock 
always on hand. 



Jaine-^ Xeill, Wood Turning of every description ; Spec- 
ialty of Txmsl Turning, Scroll Sawing, Fluting, Beading, etc.; 
Moulding, Planing, Band and Circular Sawing ; l-^lj^JJ^/- 
sex Ave^'.'near Mm-ris & Essex RR Mr James Neil 1 began 
turning upon a small home-made lathe, which he had ugged 
up in his back shed when a boy, and run vvith foot pouer 
Conceiving a great taste and aptitude forthe rade ol «ood 
turning, he resolved to make it his trade, and has always en- 
gaged fn this business. In 1SS.5 he began businessupon his own 
Iccount, and had his shop at No. 20 North Center street tat 
his business has increased so rapidly that he was obliged to 
seek his present new quarters on Essex avenue, near Mo> ' » 
& EssexTlailroad. Here, occupying two floors of the dimen- 
sions of .50x63 feet, Mr. Neill has an area of b,300 square feet in 
which to dispatch his business. Mr. Neill before occupying his 
former quarters at 20 North Center st. was located at West 
Orano-e, on Washington street, near Mead street, wheie he 
did business with a four horse-power engine. He now uses 
in his present establishment an engine of one hundred horse- 
power and gives steady employment to twelve skilled 
workmen. The work this gentleman is engaged in embraces 
general wood turning of every description, scroll sawing, 
fluting, beading, etc., also planing, moulding, band and cir- 
cular sawing. No one in this vicinity or elsewhere should 
give an order of wood turning without having first called 
Spon Mr. Neill to see the facilities he has to do his vvork with. 
IVIr Neill is an inventor as well as a practical mechanic too, 
for he has had a machine patented which executes the hue 
twist, bead and fiute work which has hitherto been done en- 
tirely by hand. We examined samples of work done upon 
this machine, and we pronounce it simply perfect. Carvers 
who used to spend days upon carved ivork are now 
spared the pains, for Mr. NeiU's machine can do in an hour 
what could not be done by hand in a day. Noone operates the 



machine but Mr. Neill himself, and as he has per- 
fected himself in its usage, the work which he turns 
out from it is unsurpassed in excellence of beauty, 
workmanship and novelty. Parties havin" twist 
turning to be executed should pay Mr. Neill a call 
before paying exorbitant prices for hand work. 
Time is money, and machinery is economy of time, 
consequently you save a great deal in having Mr. 
Neill do your twist ftminif/on his machine. We are 
pleased to be in a position to recommend this gentle- 
man's establishmenttothe public, for we know that 
he has the facilities to execute work in the wood 
•urning line which others engaged in the same busi- 
ness do not possess, as he has all the latest and most 
improved wood working machinery, and anything 
in his line you can't get done here, it is useless to 
try anywhere else. To architects who want turn- 
ing done from their plans, and to cabinet makers we 
invite their attention to Mr. NeiU's advantages. 
Place your orders with him and you will be s ure 
to call again. A large assortment of ash and 
white wood always on hand. Any other varie- 
ties of wood will be procured to order. 

Oakley & Roberts, Carpenters and Builders, 211 White 
Street, Orange, N. J. It is commonly said that a man has to 
build one house, at least, before he knows enough to have 
one built to suit him, but this rule does not apply to those 
who have sense enough to be guided by the experience of 
others ; and if such experience teaches one thing more forci- 
blv than another, it is that care should be taken to place the 
building contract in competent and responsible hands. 
\mono- the various carpenters and builders doing business 
in Orange and vicinity, there are many concerns of high re- 
pute, but not one is more generally and favorably known 
than the firm of Oakley & Roberts, for this was organized 
in IST.i, and during the past fifteen years has steadily added 
to its reputation. The partners are Messrs. D. T. Oakley and 
George P. Roberts, the tormer residing at No. 101 Lakeside 
avenue, and the latter at No. 69 Day street. The firm util- 
ize premises located at No. 211 White street, comprising two 
floors of the dimensions of 30x60 feet. Employment is gen- 
erally "iven to about thirty assistants, and no firm is better 
prepared to fill jobbing orders in a superior manner at short 
notice. Estimates will be prompt ly and cheerfully made on ap- 
plication, and as the firm are in aposition to figure very closely 
on building contracts, those contemplatmg building would do 
well to submit plans and specifications for them to bid on. 

Simon Schener & Co., Centre Market Tea Warehouse. 
Wholesale and Retail Cash Grocers, Flour and Butter Depot, 
Wines Liquors and Cigars, Main Street, near the Post 
Office 'Orant^e, N. J. No sensible person believes that when 
two men engage in a similar line of business under similar 
conditions, and one fails, while the other succeeds, that 
" luck " has anvthing to do with it, for the experience ot 
years all goes to show that in the vast majority of cases, in- 
dustry and care will win. while indifference and laziness 
will lose, and that, therefore, when success is attained, the 
natural presumption is that it has been honestly worked lor. 
There are instances on every side to prove this state- 
ment and no better can be found than that offered the en- 
terprise conducted bv Simon Scheuer & Co., on Mam street, 
Orano-e. This enterprise was founded in Orange in Its.d, 
under the present firm name, Mr. Isaac Lehman forming the 
Co Both members of the firm are natives of Germany, and 
are very well known in this community. This is one ot the 
branches of the Newark establishment, which was started in 
1860. The senior partner, Simon Scheuer, has been a mem- 
ber of the New York Produce Exchange, which enables 
them to procure the best flour at bottom prices. The pros- 
perous business now carried on, and which is both whole- 
sale and retail in character, has been built up by hard and 
intelligent work. The premises utilized comprize a store 
and basement 40x8.5 feet each in size, and contain a stock ot 
c^roceries of every description. The public know what to 
?xpect when dealing with this house, so that we need not 
dwell at length on the character of the commodities handled, 
merely mentioning the dift'erent lines carried, which com- 
prise fine family groceries, canned goods, butter, wines, 

iquors and cigars. Twelve competent assistants are re- 
quired to attend to the different parts of the business, and 
five delivery wagons, and all orders receive immediate and 
accurate attention, and no trouble is spared to give entire 
satisfaction to all. 



46 LEADIXG BUSINESS MEN OF ORAXGE. 



FREEMHN BROS.. 



DEALERS IN AI.l. KINUS OK 



Fruits and i/egetablcs, 

Fish^ Fnultry and G-aniB in Seasan^ 

No. 59 Freeman Street, Orange Valley, N. J. 



There is not a more worthy example of the representative business houses of Orange Valley than the 
popular establishment conducted as a produce store and market, for fish and game, by the Messrs. 
Freeman Bros. The inception of their enterprise took place in the year 1889, and readily found favor 
with the besi: class of trade in the Oranges. The house caters to the best trade, and carries a stock of 
goods which warrants their doing so, to the satisfaction of the most fastidious families. Recognizing this 
fact, the public have learned to appreciate the efforts of the Freeman Bros., and accord them a most 
flattering patronage. The firm possesses an extended experience in their line and by the liberal treatment 
of patrons, they have succeeded in establishing a large patronage, which assures their success in business. 
The premises utilized are 20x40 feet in dimension and are neatly fitted up and finished off. The front 
of the store presents an attractive appearance with its large plate glass windows. Several alert and 
courteous assistants are in attendance and the service is prompt and well regulated, so that all orders are 
dispatched with commendable promptness. The sloi:k carried is as large as it is varied, all kinds of fruits 
and vegetables being handled. Fish, oysters, poultry and game are also prominent features of the estab- 
lishment. The Freeman family is one of the oldest in the Oranges, Mr. Freeman, Sr., father of the Free- 
man Bros., having been born here, and also having always resided in this section. Mr. Freeman, Sr. at 
one time served as trustee of the St. Mark's institution. The homestead in Orange Valley is an old land 
mark of the place and is comprised in a 50 acre farm upon which many of the vegetables which the Free- 
man Bros, carry, are raised. Home products are generally to be relied upon, a.s freshness is insured. The 
goods are therefore warranted to prove just as represented and are sold at prices, quoted as low as the mar- 
ket will allow, on articles of relative merit. We recommend this popular establishment very highly to 
the residents of this vicinity. The Freeman Bros, are young business men of integrity, push and ability, 
and deserve the liberal patronage they receive. A trial order is respectfully solicited; we feel assured 
satisfaction will follow. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



47 



TJ^Qomae Q. ^braiaa^s^ 



DEALER IN 



Harness 




SaddT^ry 



No. 4 FREEMAN STREET, Near vaucv Road. ORAUGE VALLEY, N. J. 



C-yj-StiO-m 'V^o:r-2s. s, S:pecia,lt.3r. 



John Struck, Grocer, Corner Glebe and Scotland streets, 
Oranpe, N. J. Mr. John Struck has been identified with the 
establishment he now conducts for twenty-seven years, and 
he has grained a high and well deserved reputation for hand- 
ling strictly reliable articles and quoting the lowest market 
prices in every department of his business. The premises 
are centrally located and spacious, but none too much so to 
properly accommodate the heavy stock carried, which com- 
prises all g'oods usually found in a flrst-class grocery store. 
Mr. Struck en.inys a largre family trade, and naturally caters 
expressly to that class of patrons. The assortment of staple 
groceries offered by this firm includes evervthinfr in that 
line in common use, and as the goods are without exception 
obtained from the most reputable sources, they may be con- 
fidently depended on to prove just as represented. Mr. 
Struck is a native of Germany, and naturally enjoys the 
high esteem in which his business has gained. He occupies 
large and commodious premises at the corner of Glebe and 
Scotland streets, 25x60 feet in dimensions. Employment is 
given to three able assistants, and callers are sure of receiv- 
ing polite and immediate attention at all times. 

Bers& Holey. Dealers in the Best Qualities of Lehighi 
Scranton and Blacksmiths' Coal ; Kindling Wood and Hard 
Wood by the Cord or Barrel, and Cannel Coal for Grate 
Purposes. Office and Yard 360 South Jefferson Street, near 
Forest, Orange Valley, N. J. All Coal Well Screened. The 
shortage in the coal supply a few years ago called general 
attention to the absolute dependence we have come to place 
on this kind of fuel, and emphasized the importance of hav- 
ing its handling entrusted to well-equipped and responsible 
concerns alone. The "coal famine" was, of course, quite 
beyond the control of those doing business elsewhere than at 
the mines, but it gave both wholesalers and retailers an op- 
portunity to display enterprise and public spirit, and we are 
happy to say that thris opportunity was very generally util- 
ized, but by no house more advantageously than by that of 
Berg & Holey. The business of this firm has reached im- 
mense proportions, having a shed 30x'20() feet, and the whole 
covering about two acres. The partners are Messrs. Fred 
Berg and T. E. Holey, Jr., both of whom are universally 
known, Mr. Berg having come to this country about thirty- 
four years ago. Mr. Holey is a native of Orange. Their 
establishment is situated on the D., L. & W. Railroad, giving 
them every facility for receiving and delivering coal. They 
always carry the best qualities of Lehigh, Scranton and 
blacksmiths' coal : kindling and hard wood by the cord or 
barrel, and cannel coal for grate purposes. Their office and 
yard is on South Jefferson street, near Forest. The busi- 
ness requires eight employes at all times, and all orders are 
promptly filled. 

Henry Smith, Carriage Manufacturer, Jobbing in all its 
Branches Carefully and Promptly Attented to. Corner Val- 
ley and Forest Street, Orange Valley, N. J. There are so 
many advantages connected with having carriages and other 
vehicles made to order, that it is not surprising that so many 
experienced horsemen should make a regular practice of 
owning only cu.stom-made vehicles, and not the least of 
these advantages is that of having your own ideas of car- 
riage construction carried into practical efTect. Of course 
custom work is more costly than ready-made work, but it is 



also generally more durable and capable of giving much 
greater satisfaction. There is no need of paying a fancy 
price in order to get a well-made vehicle, and those who 
think differently cannot be familiar with the policy pursued 
by Mr. Smith at the corner of Valley and Forest streets, for 
he makes a specialty of order work, and quotes prices which 
will bear the closest examination and comparison. Opera- 
tions were begun in 1ST4, and a very extensive business has 
been built up, for the public are not slow to recognize honor- 
able and enterprising methods. He employs experienced 
and skillful workmen and carefully selected materials, and 
turns out work that will stand the severest tests in practi- 
cal use. 

Austin, r»rew & Co., Manufacturers of Medium and 
Fine Soft and Stiff Hits (Salesroom 122 Greene Street, New 
York), Orange Vallej-, N. J. Many prominent hatters ob- 
tain a large portion of the goods they handle of Messrs. Aus- 
tin, Drew & Co.. for this concern manufacture an excep- 
tionally complete and desirable line of medium and fine soft 
and stiff hats, and quote prices which make their goods 
profitable to handle, especially as their quality is such as to 
make them as satisfactory to consumers as they are to the 
trade. The firm began operations in 1S-S2, the partners being 
Messrs. Edward Austin, Robert N. Drew and Frederick 
Grundman, all of whom are too well and favorably known 
in manufacturing and general business circles to require ex- 
tended personal mention here. The premises utilized cover 
an area of about one acre, and comprise five buildings, which 
accommodates one of the most complete and efficient plants 
of hat machinery in the State. Employment is given to 200 
assistants, and the facilities available are .so extensive and 
well-arranged that the largest orders can be filled at short 
notice, while the expense of production is reduced to a mini- 
mum. Every process is carried out under careful supervis- 
ion, and the uniform merit of the several grades manufac- 
tured constitutes one of their strongest claims on the favor 
of consumers and the trade. The salesroom is at No. 123 
Greene street. New York, where a full line is constantly on 
hand to select from. 

»I. Rro<1e.s8er. Dealer in Choice Groceries, Flour, Butter, 
Eggs, Lard and Spices. Valley Road, Corner Glebe Street, 
Orange, N. J. Probably one of the best known establish- 
ments of the kind in this city is that conducted by Mr. Max 
Brodesser, at the corner of Valley Road and Glebe street, 
for this enterprise was inaugurated in 1S80. The present 
proprietor is a native of Germany, and has become thor- 
oughly identified with the undertaking in question. The 
premises utilized comprise one floor measuring 20x50 feet, 
and a stock is constantly on hand to choose from, it being 
made up of choice staple groceries, fine teas and coffees, 
flour, lard, butter, eggs and spices, and many other commod- 
ities too numerous to mention. Mr. Brodes.ser employs two 
competent assistants, and is in a position to assure immediate 
and courteous attention to every caller. He caters to no 
special class of trade, but strives to offer a sufficient variety 
of goods to suit all tastes and purses, and to quote positively 
the lowest market rates at all times. He has built up an ex- 
tensive business during his long and honorable career, and 
has an unsurpassed reputation for selling goods strictly on 
their merits, no misrepresentation being practiced under 
any circumstances. 



4S 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



LEVI V^N BUSKIRK, 

No. »9 FREE1VIA.N ST., Bet. Valley & Tompkins Sts., Oraage Valley, N. J. 

In so hufio ;i tMiimmiaty us ihut residing in Orange Valley and vicinity, it is inevitable that there should be a constant 
and extensive demand for the services of an experienced and competent undertaker, and it may be said this demand is 
very satisfactorily catered to. We have no idea of drawing invidious comparisons between these firms, but it is obvious 
that in this, as in every other line of business, there must be certain houses which hold especially prominent positions, and it 
is of course well known to many of our readers that Mr. Levi Van Buskirk is entitled to favorable mention in this connec 
tion, for he has a record equal to the best. The premises utilized are located at 19 Freeman street, between Valley and 
Tomkkins, and all orders left here are assured immediate and painstaking attention. Mr. Van Buskirk owns a number ot 
line horses and carriages, hearses, etc., and is thus enabled to supplj' every requisite for conducting a funeral in the best 
manner. 



R. D. Collins, Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Rubbers, etc.. Dry 
and Fancy Goods. Repairing Promptly Attended to, 46 
Freeman Street, near Depot, Orange Valley, N. J. The resi- 
dents of Orange Valley and vicinity will compare favorably 
wkli those of any other community as regards intelligence, 
and as they have unsurpassed opportunities to purchase 
shoes, dry and fancy goods and other staple commodities to 
the best advantage, it is obvious that an establishment 
devoted expressly to the sale of these articles, which is ex- 
ceptionally popular and well patronized, must be ably and 
liberally managed. Therefore, we will not dwell upon the 
methods by which Mr. R. D. CoUins, the proprietor of the 
establishment in question, has built up his extensive and 
select trade, but will simply say that he propo.ses to maintain 
the enviable reputation he has won for furnishing dependable 
goods at bottom prices, and giving prompt and courteous 
attention to every caller. Mr. Collins is a native of Canada, 
and founded his present business in 1SS4. His store is very 
conveniently located at No. Hi Freeman street, near the 
depot, and is sufficiently commodious to accomodate a com- 
plete line of boots, shoes, slippers, rubbers, etc., besides a 
carefully chosen assortment of dry and fancy goods. Re- 
pairing will be done in a superior manner at short notice, 
and at the lowest prices consistent with the attainment of 
thoroughly satisfactory results. 

P. Schcrrer, Dealer in Fine Groceries, Gilt Edge Cream- 
ery Butter, Fresh Eggs, Fine Flour, Tea, Coffee, corner Free- 
man & Tompkins Streets, Orange Valley, N. J. It is a pleas- 
ant task to chronicle the continued success of an enterprise 
inaugurated many years ago, always carried on in accord- 
ance with progressive and honorable methods, and steadily 
increasing in patronage and influence. Such an undertak- 
ing is that conducted oy Mr. Peter Scherrer, at the corner 
of Freeman and Tompkins streets, and so thoroughly does it 
deserve its present prosperity that its high standing is as much 
of a credit to the community as to the proprietor of the busi- 
ness in question. He is a native of Germany and has had 
sole control of the enterprise over nine years. The premises 
utilized are of the dimensions of SUxTO feet, thus affording 
ample opportunity for the carrying of a heavy stock, com- 
prising choice staple and fancy groceries, gilt edge cream- 
ery butter, fresh eggs, fine flour, teas and coffees. Mr. 
Scherrer is a wholesale and retail grocer and commission 
merchant. Employment is afforded six experienced and 
courteous assist^iuts, and despite the magnitude of the busi- 
ness, orders are tilled with promptness and accuracy. Mr. 
Scherrer quotes the lowest prices at all times and spares no 

Eains to maintain the enviable reputation his establishment 
as gained. 

John Scherrer, Dealer in Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, 
Porlv Vegetables, Fish, Poultry and Game in Season, cor- 
ner Freeman and Tompkins Street, Orange Valley, X. J. A 
representative Orange Valley enterprise is that conducted 
by Mr. John Scherrer, at the "corner of Freeman and Tomp- 
kins streets, for this gentleman was the founder of this un- 
dertaking in lSS<i. A choice selection of meats are con- 
stantly carried in stock, and a large retail business is done. 
Mr. Scherrer has shown himself to be delermiued to fully 

ainlaiu the high reputation the estabUshment has always 



enjoyed. One floor, 20x.30 feet in dimensions, is occupied, 
and a magniBcent stock is carried, comprising beef, mutton, 
lamb, veal, pork, vegetables and fish, etc., whfch is offered at 
the very lowest market prices. There are three polite and 
well informed assistants employed, and every effort is made 
to have all orders filled with accuracy and dispatch. Mr. 
Scherrer is a native of New York city, and has for many 
years been a prominent business man "in this locality. His 
present establishment, having been occupied since ISSO, and 
is one of the most attractive in town, devoted to the meat 
and vegetable line of trade, and those of our readers who 
avail themselves of the many inducements here offered, will 
find it a pleasant as well as a profitable place to trade. 

C. li. Shipniau, Plumbing, South Jefferson Street, 
Orange Valley, N. J. The plumbing trade of this city is of 
great extent and importance, and en":aged in it are some of 
the most enterprising business men of this city. There are, 
of course, some sources of disease which are beyond the 
control of man, but the number of these has been proved to 
be much smaller than was at first supposed, and there is no 
doubt but that the continued researches of science will re- 
duce it still further in the early future. " Filth diseases," as 
they are called, are quite preventable, and those who invite 
them by allowing the drainage of their houses to remain in a 
bad condition, assume a terrible and inexcusable responsi- 
bility. Ignorance is no excuse, for there can be no reason 
for ignorance on this topic nowadays, and we know of no 
better or more reliable man to refer our readers to than Mr. 
C. L. Shipm.in, for he turns out work that will bear the 
severest criticism, while his prices charged for work done 
are at the lowest possible figures. Mr. Shipman is a native 
of Newark, N. J., and has lon^ been identified with the 
plumbing business, having started the enterprise in question 
in 18S4. The premises occupied are 20x00 feet in dimen- 
sions, and give ample room for the successful carrying on of 
the business. 

Frank niinjte. Groceries and Liquors, IMandSOl Essex 
Avenue. The most of us have to worlv pretty hard for what 
money we get, so that it is perfectly natural that when we 
come to spend it, we should desire to receive as much in re- 
turn as circumstances will allow. There is really as much 
art in knowing how to spend, as in knowing how to earn, 
and one of the first principles of this art is to deal with a 
house of hitrh reputation, such a one as that conducted by 
Mr. Frank Bunge, for since this gentleman be^n operations 
here in I^IK), he has followed such liberal and honorable pol- 
icy in his management of affairs, as to have gained the en- 
tire confidence of such of the public as are acquainted with 
his methods. Mr. Bunge was born in Germany, and has 
many friends. The store occupied by him is located at No. 
199 Essex avenue, and comprises one floor 2ox-50 feet in 
dimensions, and contains a choice stock of fine family gro- 
ceries, including flour of various brands, teas, coffees, spices, 
etc. Two competent assistants are employed, and every 
caller is given immediate and polite attentio'n. Fair dealing 
and bottom prices are the causes of this establishment's pop- 
ularity, and we are happy to note success so honestly de- 
served. A choice hue of liquor is carried in connection with 
the groceries. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



49 






Se ID.^"y STK-EET. 



OE..«^lSrGi-E. 



As long as the present method of disposing of the dead is continued (and there certainly seems to be no immediate pros- 
pect of its being superseded), the undertaker will hold a prominent and responsible position in the community, and it is 
gratifying to be able to state that as a general thing those who assume the delicate and onerous duties of this profession 
are honorable and competent men. In calling attention to the facilities possessed by Messrs. Dowd & Brennan, we feel 
that we are serving our readers, for it is alw.iys well to know the address of a thoroughly competent and reliable under- 
taker, and we know of no one in this town who is better entitled to be classed under this head, than the gentlemen in 
question. They opened their present establishment at No. 26 Day street, in ISffi. The premises utilized comprise one door 
,50x20 feet in dimensions, which is very thoroughly fitted up, enabling every order to be promptly filled, while the stock of 
coffins, caskets and funeral goods is varied and complete, so that all tastes can be suited. The firm pay special attention to 
embalming, employing only thoroughly experienced assistants. All orders given by telephone Xo, l()!t will receive imme- 
diate and prompt attention. Mr. Thomas Dowd and Mr. Thomas Brennan are both natives of New Jersey, and well known 
and highly-esteemed gentlemen. 



B. H. Koss, Dealer in Fine Groceries, Teas and Coffees 
a Specialty, No. 5 Center Street, near Main, Orange, N. J. 
It is becoming generally understood nowadays that the food 
we eat has more to do with our bodily healtli than any other 
thing. Disorders, and even diseases that were once treated 
with powerful drugs and medicines, are now cured almost 
entirely by careful attention to the diet, and it is conceded 
that the man who most perfectly suits his food to his tempera- 
ment and his occupation, will, other things being equal, en- 
joy the best health. Therefore it is of the highest import- 
ance to know where reliable food products may best be ob- 
tained, and we are happy to be able to call the attention of 
our readers to so deserving and well managed an establish- 
ment as that carried on by B. H. Ross, at 5 Center street, 
Orange. The proprietor is a native of Augusta, Sussex Co., 
N. J. He began operations in 1S88, and has already built up 
a thriving retail trade. The premises occupied are 30x20 
feet in size, and contain a fine stock of staple and fancy gro- 
ceries. Mr. Ross obtains his goods from the most reliable 
sources, therefore, is in a position to guarantee that they will 
prove as represented. Two assistants are employed, and 
no trouble is spared to satisfy customers. Mr. Boss caters 
to the family trade, and quotes the lowest rates on goods 
of standard qualitj'. 

Joseph Callaglian, Practical Horse Shoer. Horses 
stopped from interfering and forging. Lincoln Avenue, near 
Main Street, Orange, N. J. No one in this section has a 
higher reputation as a horse-shoer, than Mr. Joseph Calla- 
ghan, whose shop is located on Lincoln avenue, near Main 
street. He founded his business here in 1872, and is well and 
favorably known in Orange and vicinity. He is thorough- 
ly experienced in his business and employs only experienced 
and reliable men to assist him, consequently he is in a posi- 
tion to give entire satisfaction to all those entrusting their 
horses to his care. Corns, quitiors and sand cracks are es- 
pecially treated, and horses stopped from interfering and 
foro-ing. His shop is 50x30 feet in dimensions, and contains 
all necessary facilities for horse-shoeing, etc, and all work 
of this nature given to Mr. Callaghan to do will receive the 
strictest attention, and as three assistants are given employ- 
ment, all orders are assured prompt fulfillment, in tact, 
every order, of whatever description, will receive Mr.Cal- 
laghan's personal attention. All work is guaranteed to be 
first-class in everv respect, and uniformly low rates may be 
counted upon by those favoring him with their trade. 

George H. Wei-ner, Tinning, Plumbing, Gas and Steam 
flttino- Furnace, Heater and Range work a specialty, Linds- 
ley Building, 13 Cone Street, Orange, N. J. It is far bet- 
ter to have no plumbing at all in a house, than to have what 
plumbini^ there is improperly done, and the same thing may 
be said concerning steam heating apparatus, for furnaces or 
even stoves will give better satisfaction than the most em- 
cient steam 'apparatus, if the latter is so wrongly put up as 
not to have a chance to prove its advantages, This is no 
theory of ours, but has been proved by practical experience, 
so we say to our readers, "have no plumbing, steam or gas 
fitting done unless vou can have it done right," Fortunately 
there isno trouble in having such work properly done it you 



reside in Orange or vicinity, it being only necessary to place 
the order with Mr, George H, Werner, doing business in the 
Lindsley Building, No, 13 Cone street, for he has had varied 
experience, and has unequaled facilities for the filling of 
orders at the shortest notice, satisfaction being guaranteed 
to every customer. Mr, Werner was born in Orange, 
where he has many friends. He makes a specialty of first- 
class furnace, heater and range work, and is agent for the 
Carton, Tropic and Tornado furnaces, the cheapest and best 
to be found in the market, and also for Boynton's furnaces, 
ranges and fire-place heaters. Tinning of all descriptions 
is also given particular attention. Mr. Werner's premises 
are of the dimensions of 50x20 feet, and he employs five 
competent assistants. Orders left at news stand. Brick 
Church depot, will receive immediate attention. 

H. B. JE55EN, 

MANUFACTURER 

Of all kinds of Artistic Frames. 



Picture Mats to Order. 

Old Mirrors Re-Silvered. 



No. 4 Cone St., near Main, 



Orange, N. J. 



M. Ready, Fashionable Tailor, Lindsley's Building, Cone 
Street, Orange, N. J. With a thorough knowledge of the 
business, and having acquired the reputation of expert, as a 
cutter of fashionable and artistic clothing, Mr. Ready has 
established in the Lindsley Building on Cone street, what is 
now one of the most popular tailoring establishments in this 
town. It is doubtless equal in every department to any 
other in Orange, and is well arranged for the display of 
stock, which includes a choice assortment of foreign and do- 
mestic woolens. The line of goods carried is sure to meet 
the wants of the most fastidious and fashionable. The stock 
of woolens shown by Mr. Ready is from the best manufac- 
turers in America and England, and embraces all the latest 
novelties. Five competent assistants are employed, and the 
premises utilized measure 50x20 feet. Mr. Ready established 
his business here in ISGT, and has acquired a well deserved 
reputation for strict attention to business, liberality in all 
dealings, and care in the fit and fashion of garments, while 
qualities are guaranteed perfectly satisfactorv, this fact 
having had much to do with the success which he has at- 
tainecE Repairing and cleaning of all kinds is promptly and 
neatly done at this establishment, and the rates quoted for 
such work will be found to be reasonable in the extreme. 



so 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



HOLMES, 



THE LEADING 






JEWELER 



Tlio iinpnitance of dealing with a reputable concern when buying anj'thing in the line of jewelry, is so generally appre- 
ciated 1 lull thi're is little necessity for calling attention to the fact, and certainly the residents of 6range and vicinity have 
no c.\cu-e r<ir l)ein<r takuii in by dishonest parties as long as Mr. Holmes continues to carry on business at his present estab- 
lisiuiiciit, for during the past tew years the public have been given abundant proof that his goods are uniformly reliable and 
his piicis as low as the lowest. He is a native of New Jersey, and is well known thoughout this section. The premises 
utilized are of the dimensions of 30x75 feet. The stock on hand comprises watches, clocks, diamonds, jewelry, etc., of 
ev( ly discriplion, and a specialty is made of optical goods. Spectacles will be adapted according to the condition of the 
e.x es. after a careful e.xamination, and warranted to suit. Mr. Holmes' establishment is located at No. 291 Main street. 
Orange. This genlk-man has also another linely equipped store in Newark. In fact, a finer line of articles of all the kinds 
named is h;ci<l to be found. Four competent assistants are employed. A large trade has been built up, which is steadily 
and rapidly increasing. 



lloliei-t MoAfthur, Successor to Henry J. McGall, 
Fioiist and Seedsman, Store, 18(1 Main Street, Greenhouses, 
Bell Stii'el, Orange, N. J. There is much more general use 
made of ilo» ers in society, than was the case a few years 
ago, anil, iiuleed. some new extension of their usefulness is 
constantly being made. Joy, sorrow, congratulations or 
coiidoleiiees, can be delicately, yet adequately expressed 
by the eiii|iloyiiient of the proper Horal emblems, which often 
may be utibzetl on occasions, when circumstances forbid any 
oilier kind of eoniiiuinication. One of the best known of our 
Orange establl^liments, <levoted to floriculture, is that con- 
ducted by Robert McArthur, successor to Henry J. McGall. 
This gem leiiiaii, who is an old resident of Orange, succeeded 
to tills business here in 1890. A salesroom and green- 
house of the diinensionsof 4,180 square feet, are located at 
No. ISO .Mum street. Also, garden and greenhouse, on Bell 
street, covering an area of 1.5,000 square feet, and as Ixith 
salesroom and u'leenhouse are conveniently located, orders 
can be liUi'd u iiliout delay, a point that will be appreciated 
by those who liiive no time to spare. Plants, bouquets, cut 
(lowers and llorul designs of every description are obtain- 
able at the lowest maiket rates, and those who desire any- 
tliiiig III Ihe line of the florist, would best serve their own 
interests by iiiirihasiiig their flowers, plants, seeds, bulbs, 
etc., of Mr. .McArthur. His floral emblems are always 
characterized by perfection of workmanship, and extremely 
good taste. Twelve assistants are employed, and all callers 
given prompt and courteous attention. 



J. K. H.ARVET. 



L. G. BHOWH. 



Harvey & Hrnwii^ 



DEjlLERS IN CBOICB 



eo nVLaxix S"bar©e-b, 



OBANGE. 



TfEW JERSEY. 



t^^ FRE80 EGOS AND BUTTER A SPECIALTY. 



Christian Schwarz. Fashionable Merchant Tailor, 34 
Day Street, opposite High School. Cleaning and Repairing 
quickly and neatly done. There are many of our readers 
residing in Orange and vicinity, who do not need to be told 
of the advantages gained by patronizing Mr. Christian 
Schwarz, the well-known merchant tailor, doing business at 
No. 24 Day street, but as some have not as yet placed orders 
at this popular establishment, we take pleasure in calling 
their favorable attention to it, for Mr. Schwarz is capa- 
ble of turning out work equal to the best, and his prices are 
remarkably low, all things considered. He is a native of 
Germany, and founded his present business some twelve 
years ago. Mr. Schwarz's store measures 52x20 feet, and a 
fine assortment of foreign and domestic woolens are always 
to be found in stock, the latest fashionable novelties being 
represented and the range of styles being sufficiently exten- 
sive to enable all tastes to be suited. Seven competent as- 
sistants are given employment, and Mr. Schwarz supervises 
all work done at his establishment. Suits or single garments 
will be made to order at short notice, a perfect fit being 
guaranteed in every instance. The proprietor of this house 
spares no pains to suit the most fastidious customers, and 
those who appreciate thoroughly and artistically made cloth- 
ing at moderate rates, should by all means give him a trial 
order. 



Austin* Co., Dealers in all Kinds of Coal and Wood, 
Office Spring Street, near Llewellyn Park Depot, AVest 
Orange, N. J.; JeddoCoal a specialty. Such an enterprise 
as that carried on by Messrs. Austin & Co. is a great public 
benefit, for this concern deals in all kinds of coal and wood, 
and are in a position to fill orders without delay, and to 
quote positively the lowest market rates on commodities of 
standard quality. They cater especially to family trade, 
and owe no small part of the heavy and increasing business 
they have built up in this line to their policy of delivering 
orders promptly at the time promised, for in the ordinary 
household it is not customary to order a fresh supply of coal 
until oractically all of the old stock has been exhausted, and 
thus delay in the delivery of the commodity is very liable to 
cause serious inconvenience. The firm utilize premLs^s hav- 
ing an area of about an acre, and containing all necessary 
facilities to enable operations to be carried on to the best ad- 
vantage, including a six horse-power engine, used for saw- 
ing wood, etc. Hani and soft wood are extensively dealt 
in. and will be supplied sawed and split to suit in any de- 
sired iiuantities. All the standard varieties of coal" are 
handled, a specialty being made of Jeddo coal, which is 
pleasant and economical to use, it burning free and havino-a 
very small percentage of ash and clinker. The office and 
yard arc located on Spriiif); street, near Llewellyn Park 
Depot, \Vest Orange, and orders by mail will' receive 
prompt and careful attention, employment being given to 
ten assistants. The firm of Austin & Co. was formed in 
KsiKi. Mr. Austin is connected with the well known hat 
manufacturing house of Austin, Drew & Co., and is a large 
real estate owner. He has done much to develop the in- 
terests of this section, and is extremely well known in busi- 
ness and social circles hereabouts. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



BAXTER BROS., 



DEALERS IN 



CHOICE TEAS, COFFEES, SUGARS AND FAMILY WINES AND LIODORS, 



-ALSO- 



Fresh Meat and Provision Market, Flour, Feed, Grain 

and Baled Hay, 

PARK, CORUER WILLIAM STREET, ORAITGE, N. J. 

A firm dealing in choice family groceries and provisions is that of Messrs. Baxter Bros. It is composed of Robert and 
George AV. Baxter, natives of Orange, both well known and respected in this town and vicinity. They opened their 
establishment in 1881, and during that time have gained the reputation of being a house well stocked with most of the 
necessaries of life, and that these articles are of uniformly good quality. A large assortment of groceries is kept in 
stock, fine teas and coffees of various kinds, the different grades of sugar, and a choice selection of wines and liquors fit 
for family use or for illness. In addition to the grocery department, Messrs. Baxter Bros, have a meat and nrovision mar- 
ket, where all fresh meats may be found in season, and they keep a quantity of grain of different kinds, flour, feed and 
baled hay. The business is entirely retail. The store is situated on Park street, at the corner of William street, and is 
of 50x50 feet dimensions. Messrs. Baxter Bros, employ seven assistants, who are uniformly polite to every customer, and 
who fill orders in an expeditious manner. 



Edward P. Hamilton & Co., 

REilL ESTATE 



Orange, East Orange, Llewellyn Park, Mountain 
Station, South Orange, Short Hills, Sum- 
mit, Madison and Morristown, 

NEW JERSEY A SPECIALTY. 



OFFICES : 

96 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 

Rooms 32 and 3.3, Second Floor (Elevator), and at 

Orange, ZV', <T., opposite the Main Orange Station. 

ORANGE TELEPHONE, 93. 



O P Crane Beef Veal, Lamb, Mutton, Pork, Poultry Co.,N. J., and began operations here in 1888. He is thor- 

and'Oaiiie in Season, No. 11 Cone Street, near Main, Orange, oughly acquainted with his business in every detail, and 

N J Notwithstanding the large number of meat markets gives personal attention to it. The premises utrhzed are 

to be found in Orano-e, there are none too many of them .50x30 feet in size, and the stock on hand comprises beef, veaL 

where strictly dependable goods are sold at fair rates, for lamb, mutton, pork, and poultry and game m season and 

U is notorious that at some^ establishments of this kind, it is whether you want a choice cut or a piece for soup stock, 

pracUcall V mpossible to obtain flrst-class meats at any price. you can buy it here to the best possible advantage, tor Mr. 

?here1s an extensive and constantly increasing demand for Crane caters to all classes of trade, and quotes bottxim pnces 

the better grades of meats, and we can give no better ud- on all the goods he handles. Employment is afforded to three 

vice to such of our readers as may want anything in this competent assistants, who are courteous and attentive to 

Une than to call at the store conducted by Mr. O. P.^Crane, customers at all tunes and particular attention is given to 

at No 11 Cone street, near Main. He is a native of Sussex the filling of orders by the proprietor himsell. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 

OSBORN S MEEKER, 



Manufacturers of aud Uealera va 




Furniture, 
Carpets, 



Bedding 

ANn 

Oil Cloth 



l^articular Attention Given to Re-Uphol 
stering and Repairs, 

504 & 506 Main Street, 

Orange, N.J. 



Linton, Crayon Artist, Masonic Temple, 301 Main street, 
Orange, N. J. In these days, when hiimbugery seems to be 
the order of the day, and not even art can hold undisputed, 
her sway over her own realm against the invasion of ma- 
chinery, deceit, and trade trickery, it is indeed refreshing 
to know that there is one artist with sufficient courage to 
stand up squarely and fight what has now grown to be a 
monster in the form of crayon machinery and portrait 
(slaughter) houses. So far as the extent of the whole country 
IS concerned, the great houses vs. the humble studio have it 
pretty much their own way. But throughout Orange and 
vicinity, Mr. Linton has kept his field clear and almost ex- 
clusively to himself. He has accomplished this by hard and 
earnest work. Quoting his own language, he says: "In a 
truly artistic ciayon, three characteristics are essential. 
First, it must be a free hand drawing correclh/ drawn 
Second, the mines must be intelligentlv rendered so that 
from the extreme dark to the extreme light, the modelini' 
receives its full strength, and the middle tones blend into 
perlect harmony. Third, the texture of the work must be 
open and free, in order to give softness and delicacy to the 
whole composition." Compare the work executed by Mr 
Linton with that turned out by "houses," and von will 
quickly see what is meant by the above quotation. Mr Linton's 
portraits have life and expression in them and are the pro- 
ducts of skill, engendered by natural gcniu.s, combined with 
years of con.scientious study. That the residents of 
Orange appreciate his work is shown by the magnitude of 
the business built up in so short a time. Mr. Linton is a 
native of Boston, where he has had a studio for manv 
years Opened a studio here in 1889, now located in Masonic 
1 emple. 

Kershaw Clegff, Florist and Seedsman, opp. St. Mark's 
Church P. O. B,,x 137, West Orange, N. J. ' G^fdens worktd 
by the Day or Month. Mr. Kershaw Clegg established his 
flower and .seed enterprise in ]88t!. From its inception the 
undertaking has proved to be a paying business, fm- under 
the able supervision of such hands as Mr. Cleg<''s it could 
turn out no other way. Not everyone can manage a green- 
house and manage it properly, for unless one posse.sses the 
knowledge of botany, the task becomes arduous. Mr Cle".' 
however, IS well versed in this science, as well as in practi- 
cal experience in the growing of Uowers, and as he has live 



large greenhouses to take care of, we can form an idea of 
the work it must be to him. We all like to see beautiful and 
sweet scenting flowers, and is there anything here on earth 
which tends more to our refinement than flowers? They 
are expressive of joy and happiness, in some cases, and 
offered in tokens of friendship. In others they are tributes 
which fitly express our sorrow upon occasions of death. 
Very useful some are, too, as chemical agents, and were it 
not for odors which come from some flowers, our choicest 
perfumes would be unknown to us. Mr. Clegg's premises 
are 70x100 feet in dimensions. A wholesale and retail 
business is done, and four courteous assistants render effi- 
cient service. Mr. Clegg was born in England, and is wide- 
ly known in this vicinity, as well as hisesteemed father, who 
seconds him in the business. Orders for flowers suitable for 
all occasions are promptly gotten ready, and no delays ever 
occur. Mr. Clegg's prices are also as low as can be quoted. 

Augnst E. Danni, Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fitting 
Tin and Sheet Iron Worker. Boynton Furnace Co.'s Heat- 
er.s. .lohbingof all kinds Promptly Attended to. Estimates 
Furnished. Terms Cash. oll8 South Main Street. Telephone 
3S.5. There is no subject which is of so much importance to 
the inmates of every house as the i)lumbing. Every dram 
uipe is liable to be a source of disease, and the only way to 
be sure that those in your house arc perfect, is to have them 
thoroughly examined by a competent plumber. Mr. Aui'ust 
Daum IS one of the most experienced plumbers in town, and 
as he gives his personal attention to liis business, his word 
can be relied uijou as to w hether the sanitary condition of 
any house is what it should be. He is also a gas and steam 
fitter, till and sheet iron worker, and is a dealer in the 
Boynton Furnace Co.'s heaters, Mr. Daum is prepared to 
turnish estimates and to make contracts, and he guarantees 
that all work entrusted to him will be ptrformed in a 
thoroughly satisfactory manner, jobbing is promptly attend- 
ed to by competent persons. The premises occupied by him 
are located at No. 3(W South Main street. They are 25x75 
feet in dimensions. Thisbusiness, which has become exten- 
sive, requires the services of eight experienced assistants. 
1 elephoiie call is 28.5. It was established by Mr. Au^u.st E 
Daum 111 ISS.!. He is a native of Livingston Mountain, New 
Jersey, and as his capabilities are well known, his customers 
teel sure ol receiviug liberal and honest treatment in every 
respects •' 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



53 



W^. H. HALL, 

DEALER IN 



batches, Clocks and Je^A/e]^y, 



Repairing of French Clocks and Fine Watches a Specialty. 



Telephone 2? 



269 MAIN ST., ORANGE, N. J. 



It is difBcult to form a correct idea of the value of 
jewelry merely by inspecting it, and we should not depend 
upon such examination to prevent imposition when buying 
anything of the kind, for dissatisfaction is sure to be the re- 
sult, and the simpler and easier way is to visit an establish- 
ment of repute and long standing, and be guided by the in- 
formation there given. No better house can be chosen than 
that with which Mr. "W. H. Hall is connected, for this estab- 
lishment was founded by liira in 18.59, and has since been 
carried on in so liberal and straightforward a manner as to 
have gained a high and deserved' reputation for probity and 
fair dealing. Mr. Hall is a native of New Jersey, and has 



many friends in this community. The premises occupied by 
him are centrally located and furnished with every facility 
for the proper conduct of the business. The stock carried is 
both varied and desirable, for it is made up entirely of first- 
class and fashionable articles, including watches, clocksand 
jewelry. Two efficient assistants are employed, and a 
thriving retail trade transacted. While special attention is 
given to the repairing of French clocks and line watches, 
everything sold here is strictly and fully guaranteed 
to prove as represented, and the prices quoted will be 
found as low as can be named on goods of similar char- 
acter. 



Harrison* Co.. Photographers, and Dealers in Amateur 
Photographic Supplies, 280 Main Street, near Center, Orange, 
N. J. There are not a few people who think it necessary to 
visit the largest cities in order to obtain a first-class por- 
trait, and would laugh at the idea of being able to get an 
equally faithful and handsomely finished likeness at home, 
yet expert photographers are not confined to the important 
cities by any means, and we have an instance of this in the 
firm of'Harrison & Co., whose studio is located at No. 289 
Main street, near Center street. Mr. G. L. Harrison has 
had au experience of nineteen years in his profession, and 
. associated himself with Mr. J. Cullen in 1889. The generous 
patronage bestowed upon them by the residents of Orange 
and vicinity, shows that their work is equal to the best that 
can be procured. We do not hesitate to recommend Messrs. 
Harrison & Co., to all who appreciate fine portraits, nor do 
we ask anybody to take our word for it. Visit their studio, 
examine the finished work there on exhibition, compare it 
with that turned out at establishments of much greater preten- 
sions, and see if you can find its superior. Three competent 
assistants are employed, and the premises occupied comprise 
two floors, divided into operating, work and reception 
rooms. Photographs of all kinds are produced at short 
notice, and at as low prices as can be named on work of this 
character, and no work is allowed to leave the studio, that 
is not fully up to the high standard established by Messrs. 
Harrison & Co. These gentlemen deal in amateur photo- 
graphic supplies, and constantly carry a full assortment of 
the most reliable goods. 



Hubert McChesnev, Dealer in Fruits, Vegetables, Oys- 
ters, Clams and Fish, McChesney Street, Orange Valley, 
N. J. Notwithstanding the large number of markets to be 
found in Orange, there are none too many of them where 
strictly dependable goods are sold at fair rates, for it is no- 
torious that at some establishments of this kind, it is practi- 
cally impossible to obtain first-class vegetables at any price. 
There is an extensive and constantly increasing demand for 
the better grades of fruits and vegetables, and we can give 
nobetter advice to such of our readers as may want any- 
thing in this line than to call at the store conducted by Mr. 
McChesney. He is thoroughly acquainted with his business 
in every detail, and as he gives personal attention to the 
flUino- of orders, he is in a position to guarantee prompt and 
carePul service to his patrons. The stock on hand comprises 
fresh fruit, vegetables, oysters, clams and fish of every de- 
scription, and you can buy it here to the best possible ad- 
vantage, for Mr. McChesney caters to all classes of trade, 
and quotes bottom prices on all the goods he handles. Mr. 
McChesney is the oldest resident of the street, which was 
named after him. He erected his house in 1880, and hisstore 
in 1889, opening it in May, 1890. It is 20x30 feet m size, and 
verv well stocked. 




J. W. Dobbiii,«, Engineer and Machinist, 16 Park street. 
Orange, N. J. Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Repaired. 
Machines called for and delivered. Engines, Pumps, Bi- 
cycles and Machinery of all kinds Repaired. Steam and 
Hot Water Heating for Dwelling Houses, Stores, etc. Or- 
ders by postal promptlv attended to. It is always well to 
know the address of a thoroughly competent engineer and 
machinist, who is prompt in filling orders and moderate m 
his prices, so our readers will do well to remember where 
Mr. J. W. Dobbins may be found, as he is all that is stated, 
and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction to his customers. 
His place of business is located at No. 16 Park street. Mr. 
Dobbins is a native of Verona, Essex county, N. J., and he 
beo-an operations here in 1889. Two competent assistants 
are employed, and engines, pumps, bicycles and machinery 
of all kinds are repaired at short notice. Lawn mowers 
and cutlery of every description will be sharpened in a most 
satisfactory maniiel-. Orders for steam and hot water heat- 
ino- for dwelling houses and stores will receive prompt and 
skillful attention, and the apparatus furnished and put up at 
low rates ; repairing of same also done at short notice. Ma- 
chines etc., will be called for and delivered free of expense, 
and all orders bv mail will receive immediate attention. 
Mr. Dobbins has every facility at hand for the execution of 
all different branches of his business, and allows no poor 
work to leave his shop. He is in a position to quote the low- 
est rates for work that is second to none, and we have no 
fear but what all his patrons will find all our statements 
fully justified by the results. 



54 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORANGE. 



The Prudential Insurance Co.— The Prudential is the 
Iciidinp iiuUistriiil iiisiirunoo company of the United Stiitos. 
It introduced the system into this country fifteen yeiirs apjo, 
and has over since nr.idc a specialty of furiiishint; life insur- 
ance to persons of liinite<l means. It lias lici'ii extremely 
popular, having issued nearly four millions of policies. Its 
business has been so ubly managed as to make it one of the 
stronfrest financial institutions in the country, its ratio of 
assets to liabilities being greater than that of any other 
American company, with one or two exceptions. Its sur- 

filns for the protectitui of policy hoUlers is nuirc than a mil- 
iou of dollars. It has paid '.II, 0(1(1 death claims, amount- 
ing to nearly seven iiiillions of (h)llars. It issues the most 
liberal policy of any industrial insurance company in the 
United States and pays its claim within twenty-four hours 
after proof ol death has reached the home otflce. The Pru- 
dential does not, however, contine itself to the issuing of 
small policies, but in its Ordinary Branch it ort'ors policies of 
various forms in amounts ranging from one thousand to ten 
thousand dollars. One of the best managed and most popu- 
lar insurance agencies carried on in this vicinity, is that con- 
ducted by Mr. Charles C. Ferris, of the above named com- 
Sany. He is Superintendent of agencies for Orange, East 
range, Bloomtleld and Montclair, and is located at at>9 
Main street. Grange. It requires but little investigation 
to get at the reason of this popularity, for no one 
can do business with Mr. Ferris without being im- 
pressed with the close attention he gives to the inter- 
ests of his clients and the accommodating spirit dis- 
played in carrying out instructions. Mr. Ferrisis a native of 
trlens Falls, Warren Co., X. Y. He established the agency of 
the Prudential Insurance Company here in 1S.S7. Under his 
able management the business has' fully attained, and even 
added ti', the success predicted for it by those who knew its 
proprietor best. Mr. Ferris is certainly prepared to offer 
pronounced advantages in the insurance line, and it should 
be borne in mind that policies issued by the company he 
represents are practically as good as gold. It is better to 
remain entirely uninsured than to put dependence upon 
corporations that are apt to fail in the hour of need, hut 
there can be no necessity for such a course as long as per- 
fect protection can be as cheaplj- obtained as it can through 
this office. Thirty intelligent and experienced assistants are 
constantly employed by Mr. Ferris to carry on the exten- 
sive business done in this section by the company. 

H. J. Brady, Artistic Photographer, Dealer in Photo- 
graphic Supplies, Studio, corner Main and Park Streets, 
Orange, N. .1. There has been a decided elevation in the 
publi" tast^' of late _\'ears, and what was once considered en- 



tirely satisfactory, would now be looked upon as distinctly 
inferior, particularly in photographic work. The most care- 
fully finished photograph of even ten years ago would pre- 
sent but a sorry appearance beside the productions of the 
best operators of to-day, for photography is an art as well 
as a science, anil " progress" is the motto which must be fol- 
lowed to gain the highest success in it. There are .some ex- 
cellent photographers here in Orange, and among the list is 
Mr. H. J. Brady, whose studio is located at the corner of 
Main and Park streets. The premises occupied comprise 
three floors, each .")iix4U feet in dimensions, the first floor is 
fitted up finely as an office, and the entire establishment is 
eipiipped with all necessary apparatus for turning out work 
that will compare favorably with work from any first-class 
establishment in this city. One is a.s.sured of getting a first- 
class likeness here, for no pains are spared to secure a re- 
sult that will prove in every way satisfactory. Mr. Brady 
employs ten assistants, and has three travellmg photograph 
wagons on the road, and guarantees his work to give satis- 
faction in both ciuality and price. He also deals in photo- 
graphic supplies, a fine line of albums, frames, and mats 
being constantly carried in stock, odd sizes being made to 
order. 




D.BROCKIE&CO., 



-MANirFACTURKRS OF 

PLAIN AND FANCY 
AWNINGS, 

FOR .STORES, OFFICES AND 
PRIVATE DWELLINRS. 

Also Tents. Flags, Banners, 
Horse, Truck and Wagon 
Cover-, Nose Bags and Oiled 
Waierproof Covers of every 
li-scripiion. 

Canopies f«")r Church and 
Hmise Weddings. 



Jor, i 41)7 JFaix St., Obanob, 
N. J. 

IV!ej>hone No. 4(X1. Orange. 




South Orange, From the Valley Road. 



SOb'Tn ORANGE. 



The history of South Orange as a locality, dates back to a period long anterior to the date of its 
organization as a township. Indeed there never has been the close affiliation between South Orange and 
the other Oranges, that has always existed between the three other Oranges with each other, the people of 
South Orange, having as a rule been identified more with Newark. The place was originally settled by 
some of the pioneers of Newark. Exactly how the name of South Orange originated is not known, but 
tradition has it that Nathan Squier, an old resident of South Orange, first used it at a sale of wood at ven- 
due Among the old settlers are the Kilburns, Heddens, Lindsleys, Baldwins, Smiths, Cranes and Balls. 
The town was incorporated in i860. One of the f^rst records in reference to roads in the vicinity of bouth 
Orange, is found in the proceedings of the town meeting of Orange, where reference is made under the 
date of October 8, 1705, to the laying out of a road from what is now Main street, Orange, south by a 
line of marked trees to Joseph Riggs' house;" this was, undoubtedly, what is now called Valley street ,n 
Orange and West Orange, and the Ridgewood road in South Orange. In the records in the same date 
reference is made to the laying out of "another road from said Riggs' to town, to run by a path as straight 
as may be, and by a line of marked trees from the first mentioned road, north at the foot of s nd tiioun- 
tain •• The road referred to is now South Orange avenue. As early as 17 18. Dr. Arents and Darnel Dod 
carried on a saw-mill on the Rahway river. Joseph Pierson's two mills, a saw-mill and a gnstmt.l, were 
well known institutions in 174°, and there was also a saw-mill located near where the Mountain station 

now stands. , . .„ ^ .„, . ,r 

The educational history of South Orange dates back as far as 1787, for records are still ex a t of 

repairs upon a school-house in that place. One of the items charged for in the bill of repairs .s one quart 



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SOUTH ORANGE AXD ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



of rum, one shilling, and one quart of spirits, one shilling. Various charges seem to indicate that it was 
one for repairs. In fact, old residents of South Orange have had it from their ancestors that they attended 
school in a stone building on a point of land near the intersection of what are now known as South 
Orange and Irvington avenues. The records of the Columbian school date back to 1814, when the school 
was incorporated. The price of tuition in the school was fixed at $1.75 per quarter, with an additional 



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Orange Mount.vins, From Scoti..-\nu Street. 

charge of 25 cents for arithmetic and an additional 25 cents for grammar, and scholars were also charged 
for firewood. The school was not made absolutely free until many years later. At present there are sev- 
eral flourishing schools in the place. 

The most noted educational institution in South Orange is Seton Hall College and Seminary, which 
is one of the most widely known institutions of learning conducted by the Roman Catholic Church in 
America. It is located upon a commanding site facing the mountain on South Orange avenue and the cor- 
nice on which it stands being formerly known as Chestnut Ridge. The college buildings stand some dis- 
tance back from the avenue in the midst of spacious and well kept grounds, and are reached by a broad 
and wmding driveway flanked on either side by a double row of noble trees. The visitor to the college 
enters a handsome three-story basement building of brown stone, through which broad corridors run east 
and west and north and south. This is the residence of Bishop Wigger, and is also the Seminary build- 
mg. Behind that is Alumni Hall, a beautiful stone structure two stories high in the gothic order of archi 
lecture. This building was the gift of the .Mumni of the college. The dormitories and class-rooms are 
situated in an L-shaped building connected with the main building. The dormitory and class-room build, 
mg IS also three stories and basement high, and has a handsome turret on one end. Here it is that the col- 



SOUTH ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 57 _ 

lege proper is located. The Seton Hall Chapel is also a beautiful stone structure in the pointed style of 
architecture. Its sanctuary, choir and high altar are very beautiful. There are also many elegant stained 
glass windows as well as memorial panes erected in memory of departed students. 

The infirmary of the college is situated in a stone building three stories high of a similar style of archi- 
tecture to the rest of the college edifices. The college was founded in 1856, by the Right Rev. James 
Roosevelt Bayley, D. D., the first Bishop of Newark and afterwards Archbishop of Baltimore, and pri- 
mate of the United States. It was first located at Madison, in Morris County, where there is now a large 
Academy for girls, but it was transferred during the summer of i860, to its present site in South Orange. 
In 1 86 1, it was incorporated by the Legislature, who granted it all the rights and privileges enjoyed by 
other colleges in the State. The college was named Seton Hall by Bishop Bayley, in honor of his aunt, 
the Saintly Mother Seton, who introduced the Sisters of Charity into the United States, and to whose 
prayers Bishop Bayley attributed his conversion to the Catholic faith. Bishop Bayley was succeeded as 
President of Seton Hall by the Rev. Dr. Michael Augustine Corrigan, who afterwards became Bishop of 
Newark, and is now the beloved Archibishop of New York. The Archibishop still retains his interest in 
the college, and is a frequent visitor there. Archbishop Corrigan was succeeded as President by his 
brother, the Rev. James Corrigan, and he in tur« by Rev. Father Marshall, the present incumbent. Every 
year a large class of graduates is sent forth from the college, many of the alumni holding important 
positions in civil and religious life. The seminary also turns out a number of priests and deacons each 
year. Bishop Wigger, who succeeded Archbishop Corrigan as Bishop of Newark, resides at the college, 
and takes a lively interest in its welfare. 

South Orange is well supplied with churches, and many of them are handsome edifices, and all have 
prosperous and active congregations. The strongest Church in the place is the First Congregational 
Church, which was Organized in 1831, although the Presbyterians had always been very numerous in that 
neighborhood years before. The church was built in 1842, and dedicated in August of the same year. 
A few years before, it was entirely rebuilt and replaced by the present handsome structure. 

The earlier churches of the Baptist denomination were at Lyons Farms and Jefferson village, both 
' within the limits of South Orange. The records of the Jefferson Village Baptist Church date back to (811, 
but about 1823 their building was sold to the Methodists. The present Methodist church, however, was 
not organized until 1848. The present beautiful edifice of the Methodist Church, which is in the Gothic 
style of architecture, with a handsome spire eighty feet high, was built in 1874. The Methodists have 
also a flourishing church at Maplewood, a growing settlement within the limits of South Orange town- 
hip. 

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion was organized in 1S59, as an offshoot from St. 
Mark's, Orange. The present beautiful edifice, which stands on South Orange avenue, just west of the 
railroad station, as the avenue begins to ascend the mountain side, was built in i860 and 1861. It was en- 
larged in 1874. It is in the English gothic style of architecture and is cruciform in shape, with a beautiful 

apsidal chancel. 

The Roman Catholics have also a handsome church in South Orange, in addition to the college 
chapel, where for many years the Catholics of the entire place were wont to assemble. 

SOUTH ORAHGE WATER SUPPLY. 

About a year ago the South Orange village authorities, made an effort to secure from Orange, an 
agreement for a term of years, for the purchase of water to be drawn from the main pipe leading from the 
Orange reservoir west of the mountain, through the village of South Orange, to the city of Orange. The 
effort was not successful. About the same time the Commonwealth Water Company of Newark had 
erected and put in operation a plant in Summit, to supply that township with water, for domestic and 
manufacturing purposes, and fire protection. The character of the water there furnished was pronounced 
of remarkable excellence by the citizens of Summit, and expert analysts. It is said to be the purest pub- 
lic supply in the State. Negotiations were opened by the authorities of South Orange, for the introduc- 
tion of this water into South Orange. Last August, a contract between the Commonwealth Water Com- 
pany and the village of South Orange was signed. By the terms of this contract, the village is to build its 



58 SOUTH ORAiXGF. AXD /TS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

own system of distributing mains in the streets of the village, and into these pipes the Commonwealth 
Water Company is to deliver water at a pressure equivalent to 375 feet above tide, and to furnish at the 
rate of 1,000,000 gallons per day if required. The price to be paid the comijany is ten cents per thous- 
and gallons. The contract is for six years, with renewal clauses for five years additional. 

"MOHTROSE PARK," SOUTH ORAHGE. 
This location, comprising the beautiful section at the south end of Center street, where it joins 
South Orange avenue, is a great addition to the pretty township of South Orange, and with its broad 
stone laid cross road is now the thoroughfare and boulevard of the Oranges. The new park embraces 
about 125 acres of land in one body, and has the highest elevation of any situation in the Oranges, be- 
tween New York and Orange Mountain, it being 250 feet by the State survey above tide water. There 
are nearly 15,000 feet of frontage on the avenues which intersect the Park. These avenues present a 
very handsome appearance, being macadamized, curbed and flagged. There will be no need of disturb- 
ing them, as the city water (from the new Commonwealth Water Company, of Summit), and gas pipes 
are laid, with hydrants, are in perfect order— the cost of all these improvements being paid— therefore, 
no assessments in the future. This Park is just outside of and adjoins the corporation, of Orange and 
East Orange, being thus exempt from city taxation, but it is nevertheless supplied with all city conven- 
iences. The western boundary of this Park is but 2.200 feet, or about eight minutes walk down the hill, 
and ten minutes walk up, from the Mountain station. The plot is divisible into plots of one hundred or 
more feet frontage, which are over two hundred feet in depth, and are all re.idy for buildmg, without the 
usual expense of grading. Several handsome residences have been built witi^.in the past year, and are 
occupied by their owners, and there are six new ones now under contract to be built during the coming 
Wmter, to be occupied by their owners the coming Spring. The property is held at present at the low 
prices of $15 to $45 per front foot, according to location, and i.s only offered for sale 'to those who will 
agree to build, within a reasonable time, houses suitable to the location, each plot being carefully guarded 
against anything but a dwelling and the necessary outbuildings suitable for a gentleman's residence, and 
not less than sixty feet from a street line. This will preserve the integritv of the property and make it 
the choicest location of the Oranges. The car line on South Orange avenue makes its very convenient 
to the South Orange railway station. The probable introduction on this avenue of the pneumatic car 
service the coming year, will make it more convenient to the several railv.-avs entering Newark, than any 
of the Oranges are to that city, and via that city to New York . 

Edward P, Hamilton & Co,, 
REAL ESTATE 

AT 

Orange, East Orange, Llewellyn Park, Mountain Sta- 
tion, South Orange, Short Hills, Summit, 
Madison and Morristown, 

NEW JERSEY A SPECIALTY. 



96 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 

Rooms 32 and 38, Second Floor (Elevator), and at 

ORANGE, N. J., opposite the MAIN ORANGE STATION 
Orange Telephone, 93. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SOUTH ORANGE. 



59 



F. B. SHLISBURY ^ CO.. 



GROCERS. 



South Orange Avenue 



Fpuits and tfl^ines. 



Sloan Street. 



lasr THE 



VILLAGE OF SOUTH ORANGE. 



M. K. Geisel, Centennial Market, Dealer in Meats and 
Vegetables, Fruits, Poultry, Game, etc., in season. Fish, 
Oysters and Clams, South Oranofe, N. J. The business con- 
ducted bv Mr. M. E. Geisel at South Orange, N. J., was 
founded not far fromfoui-teen years apo, operations having 
been begun by Mr. J. P. Pfrommer in ISTB, and gave place 
to Mr. Geisel'in 1888. Mr. Geisel is a native of Germany, but 
has become thoroughly identified with South Orange busi- 
ness men, and ranks with the most enterprising and success- 
ful of our merchants. He deals very extensively in fresh 
and salt meats, fruit, poultry, game, etc., iu season, fish, 
oysters and clams, and carries a stock which in point of size, 
completeness and variety has few rivals among the assort- 
ments offered by retail dealers. It is this variety which has 
so much to do with the general popularity of the enterprise, 
for all classes of customers can here find goods suited to their 
tastes and purses, and it is easy to see that Mr. Geisel caters 
with equal care to rich and poor; his policy being to ensure 
uniform satisfaction and courtesy, to large and small buyers. 
Employment is given to three competent and polite assists 
ants, and all orders are promptly filled. 




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Philip Dif^trich, Livery and Boardmg Stable, South 
Oranc'e N J. Carriages at Railroad Station ; GoodsTaken 
on Storao-e ; Furniture Mo\ ed and Carting Done at Favor- 
able Terms. Mr. Philip Dietrich has been engaged m the 
stable business in South Orange for about fifteen years. He 
is very widely known in this city, so well in fact as to ren- 
der personal mention quite unnecessary. His estabhshment 
is located on Vose avenue, and comprises a stable 40x80 feet', 
and an annex of stalls 30x70 feet. A livery stable and 
boardin'f business is carried ou, and all orders are promptly 
attended to. Mr. Dietrich now has sixteen horses, also 
boarders The livery teams at this stable are good enough 
for anybody to use, and no fancy prices are charged under 
any circumstances. Employment is given to five competent 
assistants, and evervthing about the premises is kept in farst- 
class condition, while callers are assured prompt and cour- 
t«)us attention. 



W. H. AVoodrufr & Son, Real Estate and Insurance 
Ao-ents and Auctioneers, also dealers in Hardware, Paints, 
House Furnishing Goods, etc.. South Orange, N. J. The 
elder member of this firm needs no introduction to the citi- 
zens of this vicinity, for he has been known as having done 
business in auctioneering for the past thirty years. This line 
ol business as well as insurance and real estate, brings a 
man constantly prominent before the public, and especially 
where strict and honorable business methods are character- 
istics of the agent. Such methods have always been those 
which Mr. Woodruff has adopted in bis transactions, as all 
who have dealings with him will testify. He is well in- 
formed on real estate in this vicinity, and those who have 
occasion to engage services of this nature would do well to 
secure those of this gentleman. He represents the very best 
insurance companies, and the public can do no better in tak- 
ing out policies than calling on this firm in South Orange. 
Messrs. Woodruff & Son are general purch ising agents lor 
everything which pertains to real estate and personal prop- 
erty, and his services can be secured at very reasonable 
rates. Besides being engaged in this line of business, they 
are also interested in hardware. A superior line ot goods 
may be found at their store, near the post office in bouth 
Orano-e. Everything kept in a well appointed hardware 
store will be found in their stock at the lowest prices. The 
stock carried is as varied as it is abundant, and the proprie- 
tors are as willing to accommodate as their customers are to 
be accommodated. Remember this. Anything needed 
shall be forthcoming if the order is given to \V . H. A\ oodruO 
& Son. 

Jas A. Griffing, Successor to W. B. VanHouten, Drug- 
gist, South Orange, N. J.; Telephone 137 B ; Night Bell, Val- 
ley Street Entrance. People are very apt to wonder bow the 
proprietor of a "general store" can keep track of all the 
articles he handles, and are not slow to excuse the frequent 
mistakes made in such establishments, on the grounds that 
errors are unavoidable under such circumstaeces, and yet 
we question if the average general stone contains a much 
larger variety of articles than may be found in a first-class 
modern pharmacy, such a one for instance as is conducted 
by Jas. A. Grifflng, South Orange avenue and \alley 
street The extreme rarity of errors in a well-equipped 
dru.' store speaks volumes for the ability and care of those 
havrnc^such establishments in charge, but the public accept 
this condition of affairs as a matter of course, and give but 
littlecredit to those to whom credit is due. Special atten- 
tion is oiven to the prescription trade, and no pains is spared 
to fill all orders in this department in an absolutely accurate 
manner, and at very reasonable prices. The store is 20xo0 
feet in dimensions, and contains a complete stock ot goods 
usuallv found in a first-class drug store. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF SOUTH ORANGE. 



CROZTER. 



DRY GOODS. 



TOYS, STATIONERY, ETC., 

South Orange Avenue, opp. Valley Street, South Orange. 



W. N. Drake, Dealer in Fancy and Staple Groceries, 
Valley Street, comer First, Smith Orange, N. J. There is 
no risk tiikeii in asserting,' that the enterprise conducted by 
Mr. VV. N. Drake is at least us well known an uiidertakiug 
of its kind, as the city of South Orange can show, for 
•no one will he likely to dispute a statement so thoroughly in 
accordance with the facts. Business was begun in 1889, and 
considering the short space of time which has clasped since 
then show that it has been conducted on well-founded busi- 
ness principles. Ho is a retail dealer in fancy and staple 
groceries and occupies spacious premises at Valley street, 
corner of First, and carrying a very extensive stock, is pre- 
pared to fill all orders without delay. Employment is given 
to three assistants, and purchasers are assured prompt and 
polite attention, a fact which explains to some extent the 
general popularity of the store among all classes of people, 
for no discrimination is made between large and small buy- 
ers as regards the courtesy extended. Mr. Drake quotes the 
lowest prices on the many goods he handles, and the assur- 
ance that you are getting just what you pay for is another 
potent factor in the steady increase of his trade. 



<"ha,'5. I. Bpck, Dealer in Hardware, Seeds, Paints, 
Crockery, Stoves and Drain Pipe. Corner South Orange 
Avenue and Scotland Street, South Orange, N. J. One of 
the leading establishments in this city in the above line of 
goods is the one carried on by Chas. t. Beck, at the corner of 
South Dransre avenue and Scotland st reel. This business was 
established bv S. Beck & Son in I.SS'J and continued imtil 188t), 
when Chas. I. Beck assumed solo control. Mr. Beck is a 
native of South Orange, and his persevering and wisely 
directed efforts have received the liberal support of the peo- 
ple. The premises made use of in I liis Inisiness are 2.1X7.5 feet 
in dimensions, giving ample acconinuuiat ion for the large stock 
that is always carried. Mr. Beck employs two experienced 
and capable assistants, who give all orders carefid and 
painstaking attention. The principles of fair exchange, hon- 
est goods and lowest rates, on which the business is being 
run, are those which insure its continued prosperity. 



Mo.sp.* P. Sniilh. Dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, 
Decker's Building, South Orange, N. .1. Custom Work and 
Repairing. There is no single article of dress which the av- 
erage person exercises more care in choosing than that of 
foot wear, and there is excellent reason for this, for not 
only one's personal appearance, but one's comfort also is 
largely dependent upon t he lioots or shoes worn. Those who 
have made a studj' of the matter assert no two individuals' 
feet are exactly alike, there being certain peculiarities of 
shape in every instance, the same as there are certain pecul- 
iarities of feature which render every individual distin- 
guishable from his fellows, and as this is the case it is evi- 
dent that the only way to properly cater to all tastes and 
requiicmcnts is to carry so large a stock that the most vary- 
ing demands can lie satisfied. In this connection we may 
aroperly call attention to the assortment offered by Mr. 
[oses P. Smith in Decker's liuilding, South Orange, for this 
is complete in every department, and is composed of the 
productions of the most popular manufacturers. Mr. Smith 
is a native of South Orange, and founded his present busi- 
ness in ISIiT. He is at present Town Collector, having held 
that position for twenty years, and is very generally and 
favorably known through this vicinity. The premises util- 
ized comprise about 1,7.50 square feet, and the stock is dis- 
played to excellent advantage, making the task of selection 
an easy and agreeable one. Employment is afforded to two 
efficient assistants, and prompt attention is assured to all. 
Bottom prices are marked on all goods dealt in. 



Paul Reusch, Dealer in Bread, Cake, Ice Cream, Con- 
fectionery, etc., South Orange Avenue, near Postofflce, 
South Orange, N. J. Economy is a virtue without a doubt, 
but like charity, it " covers a multitude of sins," or at least 
a multitude of mistakes, for some people never seem to be 
able to practice true economy, although they deny and stint 
themselves in a hundred ways. That it is not economical to 
do yourself what can be niore cheaply and better done by 
somebody else, would seem to be plain enough for the mere- 
est childto understand, and yet there are many housekeep- 
ers who make their own bread and cakes when they are so 
circumstanced that it would V)e much cheaper to buy these 
articles at a public bakery. The objection may be raised 
that home cookery is superior to that practiced at such an 
establishment, l«it does not apply to the one conducted by 
Paul Reusch, on South Orange avenue, near the postotfice, 
for the bread, cake, ice cream and confectionery sold here 
would compare favorably with that done in the best of pri- 
vate families, and should any of our readers doubt the fact 
let them remember that "the proof of the pudding is the 
eating," and make a practical trial of Mr. Reusch's goods. 
A full as.sortnient of bread, cakes, ice cream and confec- 
tionery is always on hand to choose from. The premises oc- 
cupied by this enterprise is two floors, each 2Dx40, and five 
competent assistants are employed for the prompt filUng of 
both wholesale aud retail orders. The lowest possible rates 
are quoted, and satisfaction is guaranteed. 

\i. Roth & Son, Dealers in Dry and Fancy Goods, Boots 
and Shoes, Troy Laundry Agency, South Orange Avenue, 
near Scotland Street, South Orange, N. J. The enterprise 
carried on by L. Roth & Son, was started in 1882. The 
premises occupied are located on South Orange avenue, near 
Scotland street, and have an area of 23x75 feet, there bein" 
a most carefully chosen stock carried, comprising dry and 
fancy goods, and also boots and shoes, etc. Thej^ have built 
up a steadily increasing trade, for discriminating purchas- 
ers are quick to recognize genuine inducements, and it is 
very generally understood in this community thatthey offer 
advantages at least as great as any to Ije had elsewhere in 
this section. All goods are fully guaranteed to prove as 
represented, and as four efficient assistants are employed, 
callers may depend upon receiving immediate and polite at- 
tention. Messrs. Roth & Son are agents for a first-class 
laundry. Goods will be called for and delivered promptly. 

C. A. Burt, Dealer in Fine Groceries, Teas, Coffees, 
Flour, etc.. South Orange Avenue, near R. R., South Orange, 
N. J. There is, of course, moreor less resemblance between 
all family groceries, and yet each of them have certain 
characteristics of its own which either commend it or con- 
demn it, as the case may Vie. Take, for instance, the estab- 
lishment conducted by Mr C. A. Burt, of South Orange 
avenue, and we believe that it is not at all difficult to account 
for its popularity, for although other stores may carry 
equally large stocks, quote equally low prices and be equally 
prompt and accurate in the delivery of orders, still there 
are few others which combine all these good points, and 
fewer still which possess another, that of handling only 
strictly reliable goods. This enterprise was inaugurated by 
Mr. Nathaniel Burt in 1840,and since 1881 has been conducted 
by Mr. C. A. Burt. Prior to 1881 Mr. Burt was in company 
with his father. He is a native of .South Orange, N. J., and 
is thoroughly acquainted with his busines,s, which he gives 
close personal attiiition. The store has an area of 1,250 
square feet, and is heavily stocked with choice, staple and 
fancy groceries, teas, coffees and flour. Four energetic 
clerks are employed, to insure prompt and courteous atten- 
tion to every caller, and orders will be filled at the shortest 
possible notice. 




Main Street, near Brick Church. 

EAST ORANGE. 

The Township of East Orange, which is one of the most prosperous and enterprising municipali- 
ties in the County of Essex, contains only about four square miles of land, and yet its population is 
as appears by the census of 1890. Its streets are well built up with handsome residences, as well as 
with imposing business structures, and it has the appearance of a thriving suburban city, which, in fact, it 
is. Its streets are all paved with Telford pavement and lighted with gas, and sewers are laid in nearly all 
of them. There are excellent police and fire departments, and the public schools of the town are admit- 
ted to be the finest in the State. Few regions have within the last thirty years exhibited such complete 
changes in social and material aspects, as has the vigorous and progressive township of East Orange. 
Thirty years ago the beautiful streets known now as .Arlington avenue and Grove street, were then known 
as Cherry street and Whiskey lane. Both were narrow, dark roadways that were mudholes in the Winter 
and in time of rain, and in Summer were inches deep in dust. The houses on both of these avenues, as 
well as on Munn avenue, all of which are filled now with elegant residences, then had nothing but farm 
houses upon them, and these were few and far between. Even after the fame of Llewellyn Park and the 
beautiful scenery around the Oranges began to draw people from New York to Orange, East Orange did 
not feel the effects of the boom to anything like the extent of either Orange or South Orange. It is only 
within the last twenty years that the influx of population has been so marked. Now, however, East Or- 
ange is growing in a much greater ratio than any of the other Oranges in population and wealth, as well 
as in local improvements ; in fact, it is often called the banner township of Essex County. 



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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



The history of East Orange as a separate municipality dates only from March, 1863. Prior to that 
time it formed a part of the town of Orange. The setting off East Orange into a separate township was 
hugely due to the school troubles in the latter place, allusion to which has been made in the history of 
Orange. The act incorporating the township of East Orange was passed by the Legislature March 4, 
1863. The first election of township officers was held on the second Monday of April, 1863. 




MuNN Avenue, near Central Avenue. 

East Orange is a city of homes. Its well paved and well lighted streets, its admirable system of 
water supply and sewerage, together with its natural advantages, render it one of the most desirable 
places of residence in Northern New Jersey, and there is no town in this part of the State that contains 
so many elegant residences of wealthy and prominent New York business men, as does East Orange. 
The township has also an excellent police force, which was organized six years ago. It is under the 
command of Henry Blaurock, Chief, who has under him two sergeants, two roundsmen, fifteen patrol- 
men and three chancemen. This force maintains excellent order in the town, both day and night. 
Disturbances of any kind are very mfrequent, and burglaries are few and far between. The township 
has also a fine fire department, under the command of Chief Engineer Henry Mills. It consists of a 
hook and ladder company, three hose carriage companies and two hose wagon companies. 

EDUCATIOKAL FACILITIES. 

In the matter of education, East Orange occupies a position second to no other place in the 
State. The public school system, though, as a matter of course, not so extensive as that of the city of 
Newark, and not having as yet a high school in name, still, as far as it goes, is fully equal to that of any of 
the grammar schools in the latter city, and indeed, in some respects, surpasses the Newaik grammar 
schools, the thoroughness and comprehensiveness of the curriculum, and in many branches the schools of 
East Orange are fully equal to a high school. A Board of Education has been formed in the township, 
and a high school will soon be established there. At present the township is divided into three school 
districts ; the Ashland, Eastern, and Franklin. The lines of the three districts correspond very nearly with 
those of the school districts organized under the old school law, and also with those of neighborhood organi- 
zations that were in existence before any systematic foundation of school districts was effected. The 
"Act to Incorporate Societies for the Promotion of Learning" passed by the Legislature of New Jersey 
November 27, 1794, furnished the occasion and provided the means for the creation of three school dis- 
tricts in the section of country now embraced in East Orange, the boundaries of these districts being 
nearly the same as those of the now existing districts. The three school-houses first erected as the East- 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



63 




The New High School Building. (In process of erection). 

em, which stood in the district bearing its name, the White school-house located at Brick Church, in which 
is now in the Ashland District, and the third known as the Doddtown school-house, in what is now the 
Franklin District. From the original book of minutes relating to the Eastern District, it is learned that 
the money to buy the lot and build the school-house was raised by a number of subscriptions, the subscrib- 
ers being stockholders. In addition to the names of all the old families in the vicinity, the names of 
such distinguished Newarkers as the Frelinghuysens, Penningtons and Whiteheads, appear among the sub- 
scribers. 

The government was vested in a board of seven trustees, chosen annually by the stockholders. 
These trustees held title to the property and managed all the affairs of the school. These same remarks 
will apply to the other two districts. These schools were of course small affairs, employing but a single 
teacher, but they served an excellent purpose. Gradually, as the population increased, additional teachers 
were engaged, and larger buildings were erected, although up to 1S70 all three schools were located in 
frame buildings. The old school districts had in the mean time given way to districts organized under 
the general school law of the State, retaining the old names and the old boundaries. The school houses in 
the township are now all large and substantial brick structures, supplied with all the modern improve- 
ments, admirably lighted and ventilated, surrounded by ample grounds, and provided with the most im- 
proved school apparatus, and furnished with valuable reference libraries. The Eastern District school 
house is situated on Main street, near Maple avenue. It stands some distance back from the street, and 
has a large play-ground around it. It is a three-story brick structure, built in 1870, and enlarged several 
times since that date. The principal, Mr. Vernon L. Davey, has been in charge since 1877. The Ash- 
land district has two school houses, known as the Ashland and South Ashland. The former is situated 



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EAST ORANGF. AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 




oa Mulberry street, and tlie latter on Clinton street. Both buildings are imposing brick structures, and 
have every convenience for pupils and teachers. Mr. E. R. Pennoyer is the principal of both schools, 
and has held that ])osition since 1S69. The Franklin school district has a large brick building on Dodd 
street, between Midland and Glenwood avenues- It was built in 1873, and is valued at about $25,000 
In addition to these public schools, there are also several flourishing private schools. 

EAST ORAHGE WATER SUPPLY. 

The townshi]) of East Orange has an abundant supply of pure water for both household and fire 

purposes. The supply is furnished 
by the Orange Water Company, 
under a contract made with the 
Township Committee in 1881 for 
a term of ten years, with the privi- 
lege on the part of tlie township 
authorities of renewing the same. 
The Orange Water Company was 
incorporated by an act of the 
Legislature in 1865, and was de- 
signed to supply the city of Orange 
with water, but the citizens of 
that place were not ready to move 
in the matter at that time, and it 
was not until December, 1880, that 
any use was made of the charter. 
Then the books for subscription 
to the stock of the company were 
opened, and almost immediately 
the capital of $300,000 was paid 
•n, the majority of the stock 
being taken by citizens of East 
Orange. The company was immediately organized, and steps were taken to provide a water supply for 
East Orange. The first Board of Directors consisted of Frederick M. Shepard, John M. Randall, Joseph 
A. Minott, John T. Rockwell, Jos. 
eph L. Munn, William Pierson, M. 
D., and Vernon L. Davey. The 
Directors organized by electing 
Frederick M. Shepard, President ; 
John M. Randall, Vice-President ; 
Frederick M. Shepard, Jr., Secre- 
tary ; Joseph A. Minott, Treas- 
urer, and Joseph L. Munn, Coun- 
sel. The company acquired by 
purchase and condemnation a tract 
of about seventy-five acres of land, 
at a point where the townshi] 
Orange and East Orange, Rl' 
field and the city of Newark came 
together. This tract contains a 
large number of springs of remark- 
ably pure water. One of them, 
known as "the great boiling spring," 
has been noted for its fine water 
from the earliest history of Es- 



A Residence on Prospect Street. 




Prospect Street, ne.\r Dodd Street. 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



65 



sex County. In developing these springs the water company has constructed a series of three wells. The 
largest of these is fifty feet in diameter, and is excavated to the depth of about fifteen feet below the sur- 
face of the ground, nine feet of which depth was blasted through a bed of red sandstone rock. It was in- 
tended to make the excavation much deeper, but the flow of water was so great as to render it practically 
impossible. The water from these wells has been several times subjected to chemical analysis, and found 
to be entirely free from all organic impurities. In fact. East Orange is conceded by all experts on the sub- 
ject of water supply to have the finest water of any place in the State of New Jersey. The pumping sta- 
tion is located on the same tract as the wells, and distribution is made through the mains by direc 

pumping, the 
pressure being 
sufficient to force 
a stream through 
hose connected 
with any hydrant 
in East Orauge 




or Bloomfield 
over, the highest 



building in either tov.n. 
It has been shown by 
actual experiment, that 
five strea'^ns can be sim- 
ultaneously thrown 
over the roof of the 
loftiest structure in 
either town. In 1SS3, 
the Orange Water Com- 
pany took a contract 
to supply the township 
of Bloomfield with 
water. It now has 

several miles of water mains laid in East Orange and Bloomfield, with hydrants, 
consumers in the former place is very large. 

BAST ORAHGE CHURCHES. 




Corner Arlington and Park Avenues. 



The number of private 



The oldest Church in East Orange, is what is usually known as the Brick Presbyterian Church. On 
the 20th of March, 1830, a meeting of Presbyterians residing in the eastern part of Orange, was held in the 
old White school-house, to take into consideration the building of a Presbyterian Church, for the benefit of 
the residents of that locality. After a full discussion, a resolution was adopted, "That it is the sense of 
this meeting that the time has arrived when it is expedient to erect a second Presbyterian Church in 
Orange, and that we proceed to build without delay." A society was formed, trustees were elected, and 



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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



the building nearly completed before the final organization of the Church. The first trustees were elected 
April 20, 1830. A building committee was appointed on the same evening, and at the same time Rev. 
George Pierson was called as pastor. He entered upon his duties in April, 1831, and continued until 
February, 1835. The Church was finally organized April 26,1831. At this meeting forty-eight persons 
were ])resent with letters of dismissal from other churches. The Church edifice was erected in 1832. 

It was built of brick, and was for many years the only church edifice in the Oranges that was con- 
structed of this material, hence the name of the Brick Chur<;h was given to it, and this Church has always 
been a landmark in this part of Orange. Years ago, when the old Morris & Essex Railroad Company es- 
tablished nearly opposite the Church, they gave to the new station the name of Brick Church, and that 
name has clung to it and to the neighborhood ever since. This Church during the civil war, had a most 
enviable record for the patriotism of its pastor and its people, and many stirring sermons were heard from 
its pulpit on the duty of upholding the national government, and many of its members went forth to de- 
fend their country's honor on the battlefield. In 
the Summer of 1878, the church edifice was en- 
tirely remodeled at an expense of $i8,ooo. It was 
again remodeled and put in its present shape at a 
cost of $25,000 in 1888. Its present pastor is the 
Rev. Henry F. 
Hickock, D. D., 
who has been in 
charge since May, 
1875. The pres- 
ent membership 
of the Church is 
120. 

The Munn 
Avenue Presby- 
terian Church, 
which is situated 
on the corner of 
Main street and 
Munn avenue, is 
one of the most 
flourishing Churches 
in the nei'ihborhood 





qt^ 



Commonwealth H.all. 



East Orange Depot. 



East Orange. It had its origin in 
1824. The sessions of the school 



a Sabbath School, which was started 
were at first held in the houses of 
those favorable to the project, and continued to be so held until 1830, when the old Eastern 
school-house was built, and the Sunday school services were transferred to that, meanwhile weekly 
prayer meetings were held in the neighborhood, and on June 24, 1863, the Church was formally organ- 
ized with a membership of thirty-seven. During the same year a church edifice was erected. This was 
replaced by a handsome brown stone structure in the Gothic style of architecture, in 1876. Tiie church 
was altered and enlarged in 1888. 

The Bethel Presbyterian Church on Dodd street had its origin in a Union Sabbath school, which 
was held for several years previous to 1866, in the old school-house on Dodd street. In that year a little 
frame chapel was erected and the Sabbath school was held in that building. Tiiere was occasional preach- 
ing there, but no regular Church organization until 186S, when a Congregational mission was started. This 
led to a bitter controversy, the result of which was that the chapel was afterwards transferred to the 
Presbyterians. Another contest followed, this time being carried into court. The Presbyterians were vic- 
torious, and on November 3, 1870, Bethel Presbyterian Church was organized. The Church is now in a 
very flourishing condition and has a large membership. 

The First Reformed Church, though among the youngest in East Orange, was organized by the 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST 67 

Classis of Newark, May 12, 1875, at which time it numbered 135 communicants. The Church had its be 
gmning m the fact that the Rev. George S. Bishop, D. D., became convinced while pastor of the Brick Pres- 
byterian Church that it was his duty to preach strong Calvanistic doctrine, which was distasteful to many 
members of that Church. He finally determined to connect himself with the Reformed Church, and in 
April, 1875, resigned the pastorate of the Brick Church, left the Presbvterian denomination and con- 
nected himself with the Reformed. He was followed by a large number of people from his former 
charge and as soon as the Church was organized was made its pastor and has continued in charge ever 
since. The Church edifice was erected in 1876. It is situated corner Main and Halsted streets, and is 
built of brown stone in the Gothic style of architecture, and is cruciform in shape. It has a beautiful 
spire at one of the angles. 




Christ Church, Corner Main and Mulford Streets. 

(Now in process of erection.) 

The new Christ Church, now rapidly approaching completion, on the corner of Main and Mul- 
ford streets. East Orange, will be one of the most beautiful church edifices in the State. The parish 
dates back to 1869, a meeting having been called for the purpose of organization, by a few Episcopa- 
lians, which was held in the old railway station, on the site of the present Commonwealth Hall, Divine 
service was held, and organization completed by the election of wardens and vestrymen, and the adop- 
tion of a name for the parish, which it now retains. Plans for a church were soon considered, and in 
the following year a frame building 33x60 feet was erected. East Orange and the parish grew so rap- 
idly that the original church was enlarged five times, but was totally destroyed by fire December 23, 
1888. Before the building of the original Church the present rector, the Rev. Horace S. Bishop, S. T. D., 
offered his gratuitous services as minister in charge, which were gratefully accepted by the parish, 
and a few years later he was regularly called as rector, which position he has since held. The result of 
his labors may be seen in the strong parish and beautiful church now building. He is ably as- 
sisted by the Rev. Alexander Allen, late dean of one of the convocations of Colorado. On the day of 



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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 




Rksidence on Arlington Avenue. 



the burning of the old church, the vestry resolved to erect a new one of stone, complete in its appoint- 
ments, worthy of East Orange and of its sacred purposes. 

The building is substantially constructed of Indiana limestone, and will cost, furnished, about 
$100,000, and includes in its plan all the arrangements necessary for parish work, such as chapel, guild, 

\ choir and vestry rooms. An or- 

; gan valued at $10,000 is being 

I constructed for the Church. The 

jjews and interior woodwork are 
of quartered oak. The chancel 
is forty feet wide by the same 
depth, and will be particularly 
rich in its furnishings. The altar 
and w-ains-cotting will be of 
Sienna marble, the chancel rail 
will also be of marble, while the 
floor will be laid in Mosaic mar- 
ble pavement ; the choir stalls 
and clergy seats will be of an- 
titpie ([uartered oak. The pulpit, 
lecturn, font and other furnish- 
ings are to be of most beautiful 
design, and the windows will be 
glazed with Cathedral glass of 
such tone as will cast a golden 
light on the entire interior. The 
buildings are heated by steam, 
and suitably ventilated, and all sanitary points have been thoroughly considered. The front, including 
tower, is about one hundred feet, by nearly two hundred feet in depth. 

The Grove Street Congregational Church was organized in the early Summer of 1866, when a few 
persons assembled at the house of Aaron P. Mitchell, on Grove street, to discuss the feasibility of form- 
ing a Congregational Church. It was decided to organize such a Church, and to erect a suitable building. 
A lot on the north-east corner of Main and Grove streets was purchased, the properties of the new 
society, with wise forethought securing ample room for the enlargement of the church, if necessary. The 
society was formally organized August I, 1866, and the erection of the chapel was begun. In December, 
1867, a handsome brown stone edifice was completed, at a cost of $15,000. It was dedicated December 
18, 1867. On January 3, 1868, the organization of the Church was completed, with thirty-two members. 
In the Spring of 1871, an addition was made to the church at a cost of $5,000. In the Spring of 1890, 
the present beautiful church edifice was erected, at a cost of $50,000. The former church edifice is now 
used as a chapel and Sunday school room. 

Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, which stands on the corner of Main and Walnut streets, is 
one of the most imposing religious edifices in any of the Oranges. Its congregation is one of the largest 
and most active in the Methodist denomination in Essex county, and the people are noted for their 
liberal contributions to every denominational, missionary and benevolent purpose. The Church was 
organized in the fall of 1869, when a board of trustees was elected, a site for a building secured, and the 
erection of a chapel begun on Mulberry street. The building, which was of brick, with brown stone 
trimmings, was dedicated June 12, 1870. The Church continued to grow rapidly, and in 1884 it became 
evident that more room must be had, and the present site on Main and Walnut streets was purchased 
for $13,000. The present beautiful church building was completed in 1887. 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church grew out of cottage services started in that portion of East Orange 
known as Watsessing, in 1869, by Rev. William H. Carter, D. D., in the residence of Isaac B. Griffin. A 
chapel was erected in Myrtle street soon after, and was opened for service by Dr. Carter January 30, 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 69 

1870. In the Spring of 1875 the lot on which the chapel stood was sold and the chapel was removed to 
its present site on Dodd street, when it was considerably enlarged and improved. On Easter, 
1876, the congregation decided to organize as an independent parish, this organization having heretofore 
been a mission. The parochial organization was effected November 17, 1876, and the parish of St. Paul's, 
East Orange, was admitted into union with the Diocesan Convention, November 22, 1876. 

THE EAST ORAHGE SEWERAGE SYSTEM. 

The following description of the sewerage system of East Orange, is taken from a report of Mr. 
Carroll P. Bassett, the engineer who designed it, to the State Board of Health. 

When the township of East Orange began discussion of available systems of sewage removal 
in 1883, they came face to face with a problem altogether new in municipal development in this 
country. Serious obstacles to a collection of the sewage, due to topographical peculiarities, existed, but 
these problems were almost forgotten in a search for a satisfactory outfall for the collected domestic and 
manufacturing wastes. 

• Bordered by Newark, Orange, South Orange and Bloomfield, supplied with excellent water, and 
provided with many miles of substantial Telford pavements. East Orange was enjoying an era of most 
prosperous growth and development. But every rise in the wave of municipal prosperity made more 
urgent the removal of voided and discarded wastes. 

How was this to be accomplished? Where were they to be discharged ? These were the questions 
propounded before many a public meeting, and many times to committees in power during the Winters 
from '83 to '86. The sewers of Newark on the east offered possible outlet to the Pas-aic river. Pumping 
over the high ridge to the south, and thence to the Newark bay, between Newark and Elizabeth, was 
suggested ; and schemes for local purification of the sewage were presented. To the first project 
Newark through a Common Council committee, said, emphatically, no I The sewage of Newark was of 
itself giving sufficient trouble in the water supply without accepting contributions from beyond its 
limits, even for a liberal subsidy. Pumping to Nevark bay involved eight or nine miles of conduit out- 
side of the township across several municipalities, besides the heavy current expenses of pumping and 
maintenance, rights of way and legal complications, added objections to this plan. Argument, discussion 
and investigation seemed equally to favor some method of local disposal of the sewage. 

The sewage enters the works in a 2x3 feet new form, egg-shape brick sewer, terminating in a con- 
duit of rectangular section, having lateral projections extending nearly to its centre on alternate sides 
at intervals of three feet along the axis. 

In this conduit, chemicals from the building unite with the sewage, the lateral projections of the 
carrier give a whirling motion to the sewage, which causes a complete mixture of chemicals with it. The 
carrier now leads the sewage to the precipitation tanks. The tanks are constructed in duplicate, one se 
being cleaned or lying idle while the other is in use. A brick wall, located ten feet in front of the inlet 
to the tanks, checks the velocity of entrance flow. A board floating on edge, in vertical guides inter- 
cepts the lighter floating matter, and insures their saturation before passing it, at a depth from the sur- 
face of thirty feet. The cross-walls in each tank divide it into three compartments ; over these the flow 
passes with a depth of about two feet, the heavier matters settling and being intercepted ; with a con- 
tinuous flow of low velocity in the tanks the surface water is being constantly skimmed off into the car- 
riers, leading to the irrigation ground. Drains float a swivel-arm in each compartment v.hich connects 
with a low service pipe in the bottom of the tanks, and discharges on the surface of the ground at a low 
level. These arms draw water only from the surface, but the drains falling with the water enable any 
arm to empty the compartment in which it is located, to within eighteen inches of the bottom, into the 
lov/ service carrier leading to the surface of the ground. 

The effluent from the precipitation tanks, after enterirfg the carriers, is distributed over the sur- 
face of the filtration ground and descends to the under-drains, which are from three to five feet deep> 
and twenty feet apart over the entire 14.7 acres in the tanks. 

The sewage effluent is applied to the land on the principle of intermittent downward filtration, 
the flow being applied successively to different areas. Part of the land is laid off in beds four feet wide. 



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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



separated by shallow furrows in which the water flows, soaking laterally into the beds. The remainder 
of the land is divided into fiat beds, loo feet long by 50 to 100 in width, over the whole of which the 
water flows. I'his latter method is preferable where the coarser matters are removed from the sewage 

before it i)asses on 
to the land. 

Italian rye- 
grass has given the 
best results on the 
land, and is now 
grown almost ex- 
clusively. Farmers 
from the neighbor- 
hood cut the grass 
and remove it as 
necessary, but up to 




Prospect Street. 
the present time 
the town authori- 
ties have not been 
able to secure a sat- 
isfactory return from 
its sale. Return- 
ing to precipitated 
matter or sludge in 
the tanks. After 
the supernatant 
water is drawn off 
through the swivel- 
arm, a valve-gate is 
opened and the 
sludge drawn into 

the deeper sludge-well within the building. Hy f(irming a vacuum in a cast-iron receiver, which is con- 
nected by an iron jiipe with the sludge-well, the sludge is drawn uj) in the receiver, milk of lime being 
drawn in at the same time by a small pipe from a mixing tank in the chemical room. This lime pre- 
pares the sludge for pressing, cutting it sa that the water separates more readily from the solids. 

A pressure of 100 pounds per square inch is secured in one of the other receivers, and being 
connected with the receiver containing the sludge by an air transfer main and the proper valves opened, 
the sludge is forced into a Johnson filter-press and pressed into moist, hard portable cakes. 



H.-vRRisoN Street. 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



71 



Mention has been made of the unusually large percentage of the sewers through the township 
which are under water pressure. The intricate topography of the town made several heavy cuts— in some 
cases over thirty feet, necessary. In all these deep cuttings the water level is now far above the sewers; a head 
pressure of over twenty feet occurring in several places. In addition all the mains located in the valley 




I^SS^ESsa* 



Railroad Place from Harrison Street. 



lines were constructed in a quicksand or running sand formation. Under these circumstances, despite 
the greatest care and much expense, a considerable volume of ground water finds its way into the 
sewer pipes. When it is remembered that there are over 2,600 joints per mile, some of them over six 
feet in circumference, the practical impossibility of making actually impervious sewers under the con- 
ditions named with vitrified pipe and cement becomes apparent. But this flow from the twenty-five miles 
of pipe sewers was limited to a very small volume, probably about 2.5 gallons per second. 

It was necessary, however, to build the outfall sewer with a size beyond the maximum vitrified pipe, 
and a brick sewer was therefore constructed for 2,000 feet through a difficult formation, a timber cradle 
being used under the sewer. 

In another section of the town a tunnel, at a depth varying from twenty-five to thirty-five feet, 
was driven for about 2,500 feet to avoid the interference with surface travel incident to so tedious a work 
in open cut. The great difficulty experienced in controlling the large volume of water encountered at 
this depth practically prevented the construction of an impervious sewer in this place, where the tunnel 
was lined with brick. 

From these two pieces of brick sewer, less than a mile in length, about five gallons per second en- 
ters the sewers— twice the quantity, it will be noted, entering the remaining twenty-five miles of pipe 

sewers. 

This aggregate flow of 7.5 gallons per second (650,000 gallons per day,) mingles with the house 
sewage (almost an equal amount), becomes sewage, and must undergo the purification processes. 



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EASiT ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



Water for dissolving the chemicals enters by a pipe from the town water mains. Air from a com- 
pressor is blown in at the bottom of the tank and the active agitation rapidly dissolves the chemicals. 
The outflow of chemicals to the sewage is regulated by a gate-valve. At present about 2.5 grains of lime 
and i.o grains of sulphate of alumnia, are added per gallon of sewage treated. The sewage is highly di- 
luted with a large flow of ground water taken into the twenty-six miles of sewers in the town — more than 
twelve miles of which are constructed in a saturated sub-soil. 




Railro.ad Place (Brick Chcr' 11). 

The filter-press consists of thirty-si.\ cast-iron cells, supported on a simple frame, with a central 
feed passage into which the sludge is forced from the receivers. The cells are separated by canvas bags 
and in the intercellular spaces the sludge remains, while the water is strained out through the canvas into 
a trough on the rear of the press and returns to the tanks. On the end of the press is a capstan screw 
connected with a throat-block which presses the thirty-si,\ cells of the press into close contact. It is the 
air pressure which se])arates the water from the sludge. 

There is nothing offensive about these cakes when pressed dry ; and, if protected from wate. 
after being taken from the press, may be kept in bulk for weeks without nuisance. But, in the jiresence 
of heat and moisture, they become more or less objectionable. 

As the sewage enters the tanks, matters in suspension by their own gravity tend to deposit ; this 
tendency is fostered by the arrangement noted of the cross-walls and floating interceptors. The coagu- 
lated film formed by the chemicals entangles finer suspended particles and enticing other matters from 
solution, settles, oris precipitated in the tanks. 

The effluent water from the tanks is spread out over the surface of the ground in thin streams- 
Coming in contact with vegetation, some of the water is absorbed through the large bulbed roots of its 
grasses, and more or less xration of the water, resulting in the combustion of nitrogenous matter, oc. 
curs in its flow through the carriers and over the land. 

The soil acts on the effluent water first as a mechanical filter, straining out finer matters in sus- 
pension ; it next performs the work of dividing up the water into minute particles, and presenting an 
increased surface to the oxygen contained in the pores of the soil, oxidation or combustion of organic 
matter here takes place. 

The expense of maintaining the works is about fifty cents per head of contributing population per 
annum ; this amount may be somewhat reduced when a larger part of the population of the township is 
connected with the sewers. 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 73 

ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

East Orange stands in the front rank in Essex County in the matter of athletic sports. Not only 
are some of the best wheelmen in the State of New Jersey to be found in its limits, but there are also 
some of the best amateur base ball, tennis, and foot ball players in the country to be found withm Us 
limits But the chief pride of East Orange, is in the Orange Athletic Club, whose house and grounds 




The Athletic Club-House. 

are within^ the precincts of the township. This organization, though only a little more than three years 
o d has met with wonderful success, and .s one of the strongest and most prosperous athlettc -socaUons 

sports in the Oranges. This committee met wUh remarkable success, and ,n JuU 



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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



another meeting was held. An offer was then received of a site on Halstead street, 160x270 feet, for 
$9,000. This was favorably received, but as no subscriptions had been received the purchase was' de- 
ferred, a committee was ai)|)ointcd to procure subscriptions, and instructed to purchase a lot as soon as 
$15,000 was subscribed. In the following February another meeting was held, and the Orange Athletic 
Club was organized with the following officers : President, Robert W. Hawkesworth; Vice President 
J. Montgomery Hare; Secretary, H. B. Thomas; Directors, R. W. Hawkesworth, J. Montgomery Hare', 

Everitt Frazier, Henry A. Pot- 
ter, John Pettit, J. B. Tilford, 
A. P. Bailer, J. G. Morgan, G. 
P. Kiiigsley, A. D. Palmer, 
William A. Brewer, Jr.; T. B. 
Cuis and H. B. Starbuck. 

Soon after the lot on 
Halstead street was purchased 
and the club-house erected 
without the tennis building. 
The cost of this building was a 
little over $13,000. The tennis 
building was erected in the fall 
of 1887, at an additional cost of 
$10,000. The club house was 
opened in January, 1888, with 
a brilliant reception. The so- 
cial standing of the club mem- 
bers was such as to give it a 
status from the outset, and the 
utmost care is taken now to 
preserve the social standing of 
the club. Ladies are admitted 
to active membership, and are 
allowed the use of the club- 
house every day until three 
o'clock in the afternoon The 
ladies make up about one-fifth of the membership of the club. • The club now has a membership 
of 600, and applications for membership are received at every meeting. President Hawkes- 
worth has held his office since the organization of the club, and his zeal for its welfare and his efficiency 
as an organizer have done much to promote its success. The other officers of the club are • William 
M. Franklin, Vice President; Lewis H. Hyde, Secretarv; and W. R. Hotchkiss, Treasurer The Direc- 
tors are R. W. Hawkesworth, William M. Franklin, F. Q. Barstow, Henry A. Potter, W R Hotchkiss 
Alfrea P^Boller, E. B. Aymar, John O. Heald, Lewis H. Hyde, Charles Wilev, Charles B. Gregory' 
Edward Boote, Caleb Barker, Percy Griffin, Richard S. Storrs. 

The club-house is situated on the corner of Halstead street and Railroad avenue and is sur- 
rounded by a spacious and well kept lawn. A wide piazza extends along a portion of the front of the 
mam building. 1 he main doors open into a small lobby, on one side of which is the office The recep- 
tion room leads off the lobby. It is handsomely furnished, and the wails and ceiling are tastefully 
ornamented. In one corner is an old-fashioned fire-place, in which a log fire blazes in the Winter \bove 
the fireplace is a high, old-fashioned oak mantel. To the right of the reception room is the billiard-room, 
which, like the rest of the house, is well kept and handsomely appointed and decorated Three billiard 
tables and one pool table are in this room. The furniture is of oak. The reading and music rooms on 
the second floor are also tastefully furnished. The gymnasium is a spacious room, 41x48 feet in dimen- 
sions and 30 feet in height. It is supplied with the most modern apparatus. It communicates by means 
of a private stairway with the dressing and bath rooms. 




Gr^ve Street Grounds. 



EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



75 



The tennis building is one of the features of the club-house. It is in the rear of the main build- 
ing and communicates with it by means of a wide entrance. This is the only covered tennis building in 
existence. It is loo feet square and ii^ covered by an arching roof 45 feet high. It contains two full 
sized double tennis courts. The flooring is of two-inch Georgia pine, and eight large skylights afford 
light during the day. The ten- , 

nis building is also used for 
balls, receptions, concerts, en- 
tertainments, etc. A temporary 
stage may be placed in an 
appropriate position and seat- 
ing capacity is afforded with 
800 chairs owned by the club. 
The club-house throughout is 
lighted by gas, experiments 
with electricity having proved 
that gas was better adapted for 
lighting purposes. Everything 
about the house bespeaks cosi- 
ness and elegance, and all to- 
gether the Orange Athletic 
Club has one of the best ap- 
pointed establishments of its 
kind in the country. 

The gymnasium is one 
of the most popular adjuncts 
of the club. It is fitted up 
with the latest and most ap- 
proved apparatus, and is in 
charge of a competent instruc- 
tor.' In connection with the 
athletic club there is also a glee ^^.^j^j ^^ instantaneous photograph taken September, 1890. 

club, which is one of the finest 

organizations of New Jersey, and 
whose concerts are exceedingly 
I : popular. The glee club is under 

the direction of Arthur D. Wood- 
ruff, of the New York Mendels- 
sohn Society. The foot ball team 
of the Orange Athletic Club has 
been remarkably successful in all 
its contests, and the bowling team 
has already taken a high place 
in the amateur bowling league. 
A pair of new alleys have recently 
been laid in the bowling depart- 
ment, at a cost of $500. 

The Orange Athletic Club 

is also the owner of large and 

well arranged grounds near the 

Grove street station. These 

W.\LNUT Street, ne.\r Sum.mer. grounds contain running tracks 





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EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



and spaces for foot ball, base ball, tennis and other outdoor games, and have large and well constructed 
grand stands from which all games may he viewed. An instantaneous photograph of a running match 
held in September, 1890, on the grounds of the club, appears on the preceding page. 




Four Orange Residences. 
(From Photographs taken by Frank P. Jewett.) 

We have become so accustomed to associating the idea of rapid growth with towns and cities' of 
the West that many have come to unconsciously believe that "phenomenal" development, as it itjis gen- 
erally called, is peculiar to that section of the country, and that the prevailing conditions and the e.xcep- 
tionally enterprising character of the people there, combine to make results easy of accomplishment 
which we of the "effete and timid East," as many of the Western papers have it, cannot hope to 
parallel. It is true that the West has developed as much in certain lines in half- a century as New Jer- 
sey has in five-fold that time ; it is true that that section has made gains in wealth and population 
which have excited the wonder and admiration of the civilized world, but the wonderful development of 
the Oranges during the past few years, as a place of residence, can not be paralleled by that of any western 
community for it has been accompanied by a corresponding development of culture and refinement. 
1 he Oranges now enjoy every advantage which a cultivated community requires. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



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CHAS. M. DECKER & BRO., 



IMPQRTERS 



QRDCERS; 

539 MAIN ST., 

Cor. Washington Place, 

EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



236 MAIN ST., 

Near Cone Street, 

ORANGE, N. J. 




LILIPUTIAN ••• EMPORIUM. 

MISS E. E. DAY, 

FANCY GOODS, DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY, 

569 Main Street, near Harrison Street, 

BRICK CHURCH, EAST ORANGE. 

Special Attractions for the Holidays, Fine Display of Artistic Decorative Goods (many original), .\rl 
Designs, and Materials for Embroidery, Large Assortment Figured India Silk. 



IRA WI. TAYLOR. 






-AT- 



Orange, East Orange, Mountain Station 
and South Orange. 

.A. Sx>©ciajXti3r : 

INSURANCE, MORTGAGE, LOANS. 

OFFICE, OPPOSITE DEPOT, BRICK CHURCH, N. J. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 




M. E. Hemstreet, dealer in Pianos aijd Organs, Sheet 
Music, etc., (.'asli or Installments. Of all unsatisfactoiy 
investments that can be made, putting , money into 'an 
inferior piano or organ is about the worst, for not o'nly 
is such an instrument neither useful nor ornamental 
after a year or so, but the purchaser cannot! help think- 
ing every time he sees it that had he expended only a 
few dollars more he could have secured something en- 
tirely and permanently satisfactory. We by no means 
approve of the policy adopted by some manufacturers of 
quoting fancy prices on their products, but still if one 
had to choose between paying $100 too much for a really 
first-class instrument, and paying $150 as the entire cost 
of one of the showy but worthless instruments far too 
common in the market, the former course would be de- 
cidedly the wiser one to take. Happily; there is no need 
of taking either alternative, for Mr. M. E. Hemstreet is 
prepared to supply strictly first-class pianos and organs 
at prices as low as can be named on instruments of 
thoroughly dependable quality. At 355 Main street he 
shows a line of the productions of several popular 
makers, and we can assure our readers that for quality 
of tone, combining sweetness and brilliancy, ease of 
action, susceptible to the most delicate touch, elegance of 
design, excellence of construction, fineness of finish, dur- 
aliilicy, and in fact, all the qualities that go to make up a 
desirable instrument, these pianos and organs have no su- 
perior in this or any other country. Visitors &re always 
welcome at the agency, and every opportunitv will be 
given to try tlie instruments so as "to enable deliberate, 
intelligent and satisfactory choice to be made, while 
every one sold is fully guaranteed for a term of six years. 
Mr. Hemstreet also has an extensive trade in Sheet 
Music and Books. He will supply any piece of music 
at lowest New York prices. Orders filled promptly 
for every article in the musical line not in stock. He 
can-ies a line of Banjos, Guitars. Strings and Trim- 
mings at all times, and sells for cash or installments. 
Old pianos exchanged. 

Mrs. F. Hetzel, dealer in Choice Butter, Eggs, 
Cheese, Lard. Boiled Ham and Smoked Beef. Table 
Delicacies. 373 Main Street, near Winans. When we 
come across an establishment where it is evident that 
every effort is being made to accommodate the public. 
and where fair dealing and low ])rices are assured to 
every customer, we take pleasure in directing attention 
to it, whether it has lieen carried on a long or short time. 
Altliough Mrs. Hetzel only founded the store she now 
occupies at No. 372 Main street in 1889, we wish to call 
the favorable attention of our readers to it, for it is 
plainly to be seen that Mrs. Hetzel means to extend every 
advantage to her customers. She was born in Newark, 
N. J., and has had considerable experience in the busi- 
ness she is now in. One floor is occupied, of the dinirn- 
sions of 20x40 feet, and the stock carried comprises 
choice butter, eggs, chee.se and lard: also boiled and 
smoked beef and ham, and table delicacies of various 
kinds, and is complete in every department. At this store 
we can promise prompt attention and civil treatment. 




Montgomery Lindsay, Real Estate and Insurance, No- 
tary i'ublic Auctioneer. Main Street, near East Orange 
station Those .seeking dependable information concern- 
ing real estate in East Orange and vicinity can possibly 
do no better than to call on Mr. Montgomery Lindsay, 
tor tins gentleman has been very actively engaged in 
Handling such property during the past six years, and 
IS regarded as a thoroughly competent authority on the 
subject. He is a native of" Washington, D. C, and was 
connected with the U. S. Treasuiy Department during 
the years 1870, '71, -73 and -73. Mr. Liiuisay occupies I 
unique and v-ery pretty office building located on Main 
btreet near East Orange station, and many will appre- 
ciate the fact that there are "no stairs to climb." his 
otiice being on the ground floor, just off the street. A 
general real estate business is done, including buying, 
selling, exchanging, leasing and renting, and the entire 
Charge of property will be assumed if desired, the in- 
terests of the owner being carefully looked after, and a 
moderate charge being made in "every instance. Mr. 
l^indsay also acts as Auctioneer and Notary Public, and 
IS prepared to place insurance in the leading companies 
at the lowest prevailing rates, and to negotiate loans on 
the most favorable terms. 

A. Hairhouse, Baker and Confectioner, Ice Cream 
and Charlottes. Restaurant Meals served at Shortest 
^°."7.- Soda Water. 376 Main Street, East Orange. 
It IS difficult to make a perfectly satisfactory meal with- 
out good liread and plenty of "it, and while even the 
most elaborate repast seems lacking in something if 
bread be wanting, it is possible to be content with but 
ittle meat provided the supply of bread be unstinted, 
uertainly bread is a very economical article of food, and 
there is really no reason for going to the trouble of 
mai£iiig It at home, for it can now be bought of as good 
quality as could be ilesired by the most fastidious. The 
bread and pastry sold by Miss A. Hairhouse at No. 376 
Main street, has gained a surprising hold on public favor 
since operations were begun in 1887, although, after all, 
it IS not so surprising as it might be, for the uniform 
and superior excellence of the articles .sold here has had 
Its natural effect in creating a brisk and increasing trade. 
A store IS occupied measuring iOx.'A) feet in dimensions, 
and a full assortment of bread, cake and pastry is con- 
stantly on hand to choose from. A fine assortment of 
confectionery is dealt in, and finely flavored ice cream 
and soda water is carried during the Summer months. 
A well supplied huicli room is also conducted, where 
the tood IS excellent, and the prices moderate. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OP EAST ORANGE. 79 



Geoi^gb Y{. Davis, 
DRUGGIST AND PHARMACIST, 

545 N]air) Street, East Grange, jM. J. 



NEAR WASHINGTON PLACE, BRICK CHURCH. 



The " Mind Cure '" is but seldom heard of nowadays, but still, like many other " fads '' which were popular 
for a time, it had some points about it entitled to respectful consideration, and it remains as true to-day as tver 
that the mind has an immense influence over the body in health and in disease. Let the patient be con- 
vinced that themedicines he is using are obtained from an entirely reliable source, and they will be much more 
liable to benefit him than they would under different circumstances ; and right here is a powerful argument iu favor 
of having prescriptions compounded at the pharmacy conducted by Mr. George R. Davis, at No. 545 Main street, 
near Washington place, Brick Church, East Orange, for Mr. Davis is an experienced pharmacist, and has built up a 
high reputation for reliability and skill. He is a native of Sussex county, and has carried on the enterprise with 
which he is now identified since 1S73. The premises made use of have an area of 1.400 square feet, and contain a 
full assortment of drugs, medicines, chemicals, etc , together with toilet and fancy articles, sundries, cigars, etc., 
the goods being selected from the most reputable source and being confidently guaranteed to prove as represented. 
Particular attention is given to the compoundiug of prescriptions, and the system followed makes serious error 
practically impossible. Moderate charges are the rule, and as employment is given to four assistants, callers are 
asstured immediate and careful attention at all times. 

BALL BROTHERS, 

(of BROADWAY, NEW YORK), 

574 Main Street^ Brick Churchy 

Manufacturers of Picture Frames, Picture and Mirror Frames Regilded, Old Pictures Restored, 

PICTLBES HUISG AND ARRANGED, 

Pictures Carefully Packed and Shipped. XEW YORK PRICES. A Full Line of Holiday Goods. 



WILLIHM n. WHRD, 

REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND 

LOANS, 
No. 349 Mhin Street, 

Opposite the Depot. EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



8o LEADING BU SINES JiM EN OF EAST ORANGE. 



€Idwapd JR^eekep, 

-^^^^^^Paper Hangings and Decorations, ^ji^^^t^^ 

Brass and Wood Curtain Poles. "^=^^^s:. Plain and Decorative Painting. 

Pa inters Supplies. -sWINDOW SHADES. 5* Artists' Materials . 

26 Washington Place, Opp. Brick Church Station, East Orange, N. J. 

The invc'iition of wall paper has done much to make it possible to make every house attractive, so far as its in- 
terior is concerned at all events, for by its use the dingiest walls may be beautified at very small expense. To as- 
certain what the latest novelties are in this line, it is only necessary to visit the establishment carried on by Mr. 
Edward Meeker, located at 26 Washington place, East Orange. The business was inaugurated in 1879 The prem- 
ises occupied are 25x50 feet fronting Washington place, and 25x.io feet fronting Railroad street, and afford ample 
space for the accommodation of the heavy .stock which is always carried, which not only consists of wall paper, but 
also window shades, curtain poles of all kinds, painters' supplies and artists' materials, and special attention is given 
to plain and decorative painting. Twenty assistants are employed, and every opportunity is offered to retail buy- 
ers, who will find the goods unsurpassed and the prices as low as the lowest. Mr. Meeker is a tjative of New Jersey, 
and is well known in both social and business circles in Orange. 

: -PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY. + 



-^ I3ricl\ ^ {^hnvGh ^^ pbarmaeif. }^ 

56"^ 3LAIN STREET, COR. WASHINGTON STREET, 

BRICK CHURCH, EAST ORANGE, NE'W JERSEY. 

F. E. CLOUGH &, CO. Telephone, 278 Orange. 

There is no need of enlarging upon the convenience of a reliable and well appointed pharmacy in any commu- 
nity. It is. an absolute necessity, as every one must admit. The inhabitants of East Orange may well congratu- 
late themselves that they are so well furnished with establishments of this nature. Among the recent firms settled 
here and deserving of favorable mention, is that of F. E. Clough &Co., who formerly carried on their business in New- 
York State. The firm consists of F. E. Clough and E. D. Clough, both natives of Pennsylvania. These gentlemen 
have had many years experience in their business, and are thoroughly competent to carry it on in every detail. 
They make a specialty of compounding physicians' prescriptions, and have a complete and carefullj- selected stock 
of medicines, drugs, chemicals, etc., from which to supph' the demand. They give close attention to all details and 
spare no trouble to gain a reputation equal to the Uest. The pharmacy is situated at 564 Main street, corner Wash- 
ington, and is of 25x30 feet dimensions. Employment is given to two competent assistants, and all orders are 
promptly filled. 

PURSSELL BROS.. 

561 MAIN STREET, 

NEAR HARRISON STREET. EAST ORANGE, N. J. 

It is well nigh the universal custom now to place the arrangements for formal dinners, suppers, etc., in the 
hands of caterers, for experience has conclusively proved that in this way only can the most desirable results be at- 
tained. Of course the success of an occasion in which a collation bears a prominent part is dependent directly upon 
the qua'ity of the refreshments and the efficiency of the service, and therefore the selection of a caterer is a matter 
calling for no little care and discrimination. The residents of East Orange are excellently well ser\'ed in this re- 
spect, for in Messrs. Purssell Brothers they have a firm of caterers who have few equals and no superiors. These 
gentlemen are natives of New York city, and were formerly connected with the celebrated " Purssell Company " of 
Nos. 910, 912 and 914 Broa tway. They utilize spacious and finely-appointPd premises at No. 561 Main street, and 
do a general catering bu'>iness, besides carrying on a first-class bakery. The main floor is 25x100 feet in dimen- 
sions, and every facility is at hand to insure the comfort of patrons and render it easy to fill orders promptly and 
accurately. The bill of fare is very extensive and varied, comparing favorably with those offered at the leading 
New York establishments, and as the cooking is e.xcellent and the service remarkablv prompt and efficient, it is 
natural that this establishment should enjoy a large as well as a select patronage. A great varietv of creams and 
ices are obtainable here, and are furnished by the quart and delivered at residences at moderate rates. French, Vi- 
enna and American breadand rolls will be delivered every morning, and patties, pastry, etc., are made fresh every 
day. Some of the specialties of this concern are fine assorted cakes, pounl, Dundee, lady and wine cakes, ginger- 
bread, birthday cakes, Purssell's English plum cike. plain or decorated, English plum pudding, Englisli mince 
meat, and Purssell's calves' foot jelly for invalids. The finest quality of French fruit is alwavs in s'ock. Dinners, 
wedding breakfasts, suppers, etc., will be supplied with every requisite, and orders by telephone (No. 316), are as- 
sored prompt and careful attention. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



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^i^m^^ 



■^■d 






J. Warner Allen, 



Architect, 

^^ — -^ 



Office and Residence 
No. 341 WILLIAM STREET, 

EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



The question of managing; Real Estate judiciously is a 
perplexing niie. even to tlioso who devote their whole 
time to it, anj have had King exiierience in its complex- 
ities. To the ordinary business man wl\o owns such 
property, and naturally wishes to forward his interests, 
it is a continual and harrassing care, until he recognizes 
the advisability and necessity of placing these interests 
in the hands of a trustworthy and competent agent. 
Then a load is lifted from his mind, everything assumes 
a brighter hue, and life seems more worth the living. 
There are many real estate and insurance agents in 
and about Orange, who have the reputation for skillful 
management of these affairs. Among them we beg to 
call favorable attention to Mr. Edward E. Bruen, for- 
merly of Chatham, N. J., and now settled at East 
Orange. He occupies an oifice on Railroad Place, oppo- 
site the Brick Church depot, the dimensions of wliich 
are 20x.50 feet. Mr. Bruen is ready to attend to the 
sale, rent or exchange of any property in this neighbor- 
hood or elsewhere. He will loan money and collect 
rents, and he is Notary Public and Commissioner of 
Deeds. At his office, which is open early and late, a 
large list of furnished and unfurnished houses to rent 
may be seen, and any information obtained regarding 
real estate and insurance. 



A Forg.e, dealer in Choice Groceiies, 70 Main, oppo- 
site Steuben Street. It is by catering especially to the 
familv trade that Mr. A. Forgie, who is engaged in the 
sale of groceries at 76 Main Street, has worked up the 
very liberal patronage heno^v enjoys, and none who has 
observed the methods by which his establishment has 
been advanced to its present prominence can begrudge 
him the success attained, for it has been won not by be- 
littling competitors and seeking to injure any man. but 
by conscientious, intelligent and untiring work of the 
haidest kind. Mr. Forgie was born in Scotland, and 
founded his present business in Orange in 1880. He oc 
cupies a store of the dimensions of 20x60 feet, and em- 
ploys three competent assistants, which enables him to 
fillall orders with celerity and accuracy. The stock on 
hand is a very full and varied one, ranging from tea to 
flour, and from molasses to kerosene oil. Canned goods 
are handled, and the productions of the best known and 
most reliable packers only are kept in stock. In the 
line of teas and coffees, spices and such fancy groceries, 
Mr. Forgie has reason to take special pride in the goods 
furnished to patrons, for it is very hard to find their 
equal elsewhere for the same amount of money. The 
prices are reasonable and customers of this house can 
depend on getting a fair equivalent for their money. 



Gappiage I^anufactupep. 



A specialty made of Repairing Carriages and Liglit Wagons, and Jobbing in general. 



Also Manufacturer of the Celebrated Joubert & White Buckboard. 



24 Railroad Place, 



East Orange, N. J. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 




Samuel AV. AVliitlemorc, Architect, Office, No. .>;i 
Main Street, East Orange, N. J. It is with real pleasure 
that we find men of culture and ability devoting themselves 
more and irtore to the study of architecture. This should be 
one of the tine arts, antl is so, when properly practiced. It 
is only wlieii men who are not fitted for the task, attempt to 
accomplish ditticult results, that the profession is harmed. 
In order to be thoroughly satisfied with any building, the 
best and the least expensive way is to employ a first-class 
architect, and then, carpenters and builders who are com- 
petent to follow his designs to the most minute detail, and 
who can be trusted to do only honest labor. Among the 
prominent architects of this place, is Mr. S. ff. Whittemore, 
a gentleman fitted in every way to carry on his business. 
He is a native of New York city, but has been established 
in East Orange since 1874. His designs are noted, not only 
for their grace and beauty, but for the combination of this 
with the even more important points of ventilation, light, 
utility and economy of space. It is no easy task to write all 
these requirements, so that the whole may be harmonious, 
but Mr Whittemore .seems gifted with the faculty of com- 
passing these diftieulties in a remarkably short time. His 
office is now located at .531 Main street, next to People's 
Bank. Mr. "Whittemore will be found ready to give 
any advice in his power relating to architecture. A 
photo-engraving of the residence of Mr Cyrus F. Loutrel, on 
Raymond avenue. South Orange, after design by Mr. Whit- 
temore, is printed above. He can show to any one contem- 
plating building, over one hundred houses in the Oranges 
tor which he was architect. 

Charle.s H. Boylan, House and Sign Painter and 
Decorater, also Paper Hanging, R. R. Place, opposite 
Depot, East Orange, N. J. One of the most promi- 
nent house and sign painters of Orange, is Mr. Chas. H. 
Boylan, who established his business in 18SS. This gentleman 
makes a specialty of all kinds of decorative work, also orna- 
mental sign work of every description, and as he employs 
only the most competent help, is able to lill orders promptly, 
and to guarantee the quality o/ his work. It is an estab- 
lished fact, that painting has become an art during late 
years, and requires not only originality of conception, but 
natural talent for its successful prosecution. The premises 
occupied are of the dimensions of 20x30 feet, and are located 
at R. R. place, opp. Brick Church depot, and a line 
of paints, oils and paper hangings is also carried. Employ- 
ment is afforded fourteen reliable men. Only the best stock 
is used by Mr. Boylan, and his work has firmly established 
him in a large and growing patronage. He is prompt and 
reliable in his engagements, and enjoys the full eontitleuce 
of his customers and the general public. 



131- J". COlsriDIT, 

DEALFR TV 

^ Staple aufl Fancy Groceries, <- 

Foreij;n and Domestic Fruits, Cifrars, &e.. 

M.MN STREIiT, 

Opp. Prospect. East Orange, N. J. 

The more experienced a house 
keeper is, the more careful she is 
to purchase her househpld supplies 
of dealers in whom every confidence 
may safely be put, for she knows 
that such a policy is not only the 
most agreeable, but by far the cheaj)- 
est in the long run, as it ensures 
being furnished with dependable 
goods at the lowest prevailing i-ates. 
"Bargain hunters" are apt to find 
their searcfi turn out very profit- 
ably, and especially so in eases 
where such staple articles as gi'ocer- 
ies are concerned, for really reUable 
goods of this kind are very nearly 
as " good as gold," so far -as intrinsic 
value is concerned, and no dealer is 
foolish enough to sell them "ten per 
cent, below cost." The wide popu- 
larity of the establishment conducted 
by Mr. H. J. Condit, on Main street, 
opposite Prospect, is due to a variety 
of causes, liut the most important of them all, is the public 
conviction that the goods sold here will prove strictly 
as represented in every respect. During the twelve 
years that Mr. Condit has been identiHed with this 
enterprise, the record made has been such as to fully justify 
this conviction, and as his policy also includes quoting the 
lowest market rates, an extensive bu.siness has been built up 
as a matter of course. Staple and fancy groceries, choice 
teaSjCoffees and spices, foreign and domestic fruits, cigars 
etc., are all largely dealt in, and orders are promptly and 
accurately filled by the aid of five assistants. The store is 
connected by telephone No. So, and orders thus sent are 
given equally prompt and careful attention to those given 
in person. Mr. Condit is a native of East Orange, is trustee 
of Ashland Truck Company, and is very widely known, and 
highly esteemed throughout this vicinity. 



Berkeley Stables, Jas. M. Beldon, Proprietor. First- 
Class Horses and Carriages Furnished Promptly at all 
hours. Unexceptional Facilities for Boarding Hor.ses. All 
drivers liveried, IS Railroad Place, East Orange, N. J. Tel- 
ephone call 141 B. A "spin" on the road behind a well-step- 
ping animal is one of the mo.st effectual means imaginable of 
dissipating the " blues " and aiding digestion, and as for those 
who prefer drugs to driving, and would rather ])ay ten dol- 
lors to the doctor, than leave that sum to a stable keeper, it 
must certainly be acknowledged that " there's no accounting 
for tastes." To enjoy driving good roads, attractive scen- 
ery, an easy carriage, a speedy horse, and agreeable com- 
pany are necessary, and as far as our Orange readers are 
concerned, all these requisites arc easily obtainable, as most 
of the roads in this vicinity are well kept, and the country 
round about is pleasantly diversified, while a call at the es- 
tablishment of Mr. Jas. M. Beldon, at No. IS Railroad Place, 
said establishment being known to many as the "Berkeley 
stables," will result in the furnishing of a most desirable 
turnout, and with all these points provided for, the last es- 
sential mentioned need occasion no anxiety. The premises 
are of the dimensions of 80x12.5 feet, and are well ventilated 
and admirably fitted up with the requisites of a first-class 
stable. Horses will be taken to board, and guaranteed 
careful treatment. Carriages can be furnished at all hours 
of the day and night, and all orders .sent by telephone 141 B, 
will receive immediate attention, all drivers liveried and 
the best of accommodations can be found at this establish- 
ment, at prices that will commend themselves to all. and in 
everydelail of the business, the interests of customers are 
faithfully consulted. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



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Residences i'ouner Prospeit and Carlton Streets. 

F. J. Smith, Carpenter and Builder, -151 Main Street, 
East Orange. The office and workshop of Mr. F. J. Smith 
is located at No. 4.il Main street, and the large business done 
by this gentleman, re<|uires the constant employment ol 
fourteen workmen. Plans and estimates are furnished at 
short notice, and contracts are made and faithfully executed 
by Mr. Smith, whose worth and skill has met with recog- 
nition in a constant demand for his services. All kinds of 
jobbing and repair work is done at short notice, and con- 
fidence in the ability of this gentleman to plan and execute 
everything in the building line, in the best style, universally 
obtains. Mr. Smith began operations here in iSSS. He is a na- 
tive of New Jersey, and very well-known and highly re- 
spected, and enjoys in the fullest sense, the confidence and 
esteem of all with whom he is brought into business relation, 
and all who are in quest of any one to do work in his line, 
will have no reason to regret having had an interview with 
him before proceeding to business. Premises of the dimen- 
sions of 35x50 feet are occupied, and a reserve force of rnen 
can be called in if the occasion requires haste. In addition 
to the residences illustrated above, Mr. Smith built the house 
of Chas. G. Picksley, Halsted st., and a number of others. 

Williams & Coiidit, Builders of Carriages and Express 
"Wagons, 407 Main Street, near Junction, Ea.st Orange, N. J. 
Many improvements have been made in carriages and wag- 
ons, and in the methods of manufacturing them, since the 
business conducted by Messrs. Williams and Condit was es- 
tablished, in 1S55, but no way has as yet been discovered, by 
which a first-class vehicle can be made from second-class 
material, and as first-class material is expensive, it follows 
that really first-class vehicles cannot be made and sold at 
a profit, at forty per cent, below the regular market rates, 
as some manufacturers pretend to do. There are fancy 
prices quoted on carriages and wagons, of course, but the 
wise man avoids both extremes, and places his orders with 
such a firm as Williams & Condit, for he is thus assured of 
getting a thoroughly dependable vehicle, and also of getting 
full value for everv dollar he spends. The partners are 
Messrs. I. C. Williiuns and S. Condit. both of whom are na- 
tives of Orange, and are too well known here to need ex- 
tended personal mention. They utilize spacious premises, 
located at No. 407 Main street, near Junction, East Orange, 
and have every facility at hand for the making of carriages 
and express wagons, and the doing of repairing of all kinds. 
All work is done in a superior manner, and warranted, and 
carriages will be called for and delivered. Orders may be 
sent by mail, or by telephone, No. 204 Orange, and em- 
ployment is given to twenty competent assistants. 



I'urilue Bros., Brick Church 
Boarding and Livery Stable. 
Careful attention given to Boarding 
Horses, Furniture moved with care, 
Storage, 8 Washington Place, East 
Orange, N. J. Telephone 5.S B. The 
three brothers who comprise this 
firm, Messrs. W. C. Purdue, J. G. 
Purdue and E. J. Purdue are all na- 
tives of Orange and are known in 
this town as being among the most 
enterprising local business men to be 
found here. The concern was start- 
ed by their father, John Purdue, in 
1875. and was known by his name 
until 18S4, when his sons succeeded 
to the business. They are proprie- 
tors of a well-known and popular 
livery and boarding stable, situated 
at No. S Washington Place, East 
Orange. Here they have every fa- 
j cility for boarding hor.ses by the 
[ day, week or month, the most care- 
ful attention being guaranteed in 
every instance. They have twenty- 
one horses of their own, and have a 
number of boarders, and give em- 
ployment to eight assistants. Sty- 
lish turnouts are furnished at short 
notice, and the charges will be found 
as moderate as those of any other 
j firm engaged in a like business. 
I Messrs. Purdue also make a specialty 
i of moving furniture in the most care- 
I ful manner, as they have strong 
trucks and every facility for doing so. They will also take 
goods on storage if desired. The premises are 30x100 
feet dimensions, and well adapted for their use. 

J. T. Slunn, Dealer in Vegetables. Fish, Oysters, Foreign 
and Domestic Fruits of all kinds. Poultry and Game a special- 
ty, 584 Main St. , East Orange. It is hardly realized how great 
is the demand for country produce, here as elsewhere. One 
sees the great piles of fruit in market and wonders what 
becomes of it, but the truth is that the supply is hardly 
equal to the demands of consumers. People are beginning 
to realize more and more how wholesome it is to vary the 
diet, and that fresh fruit and vegetables are among the 
most healthful things that can be eaten. It is only those who 
live in places where fresh butter, eggs, fruit and vegetables 
are impossible or difficult to get, who really appreciate then- 
value. The people of East Orange are particularly favored 
in this respect, for in the neighborhood are large farms 
which produce all the finest grades of these goods, and m 
their midst dealers who are constantly receiving them di- 
rect from the farms and creameries. Prominent among 
these dealers is J. T. Munn, of .5S4 Main street, corner Harri- 
son. This gentleman is a native of Orange, N. J., and has 
been engaged in his present business since 1SS4. He is the 
proprietorof a retail market, where all choice foreign and do- 
mestic farm and dairv produce may be obtained,also fish and 
oysters, poultry and game, the latter a specialty in its sea- 
son. Premises"are 3(1x78 feet dimensions, and eight assist- 
ants are given constant employment. Mr. Munn has an en- 
viable reputation in business circles, and is known as well iu 
public life, having favorably filled several local offices. 

\. J. Hood, Jeweler, 571 Main Street, near Harrison. 
Brick Church. N. J. The taste for jewelry, and the expres- 
sion of art in personal adornment, is as old as the human 
race, and one of the most marked and universal of its char- 
acteristics with the progress of civilization, is that it has as- 
sumed n^\i and beautiful forms, and to-day the best jewelry 
stores are centres of the most delicate and lovely exponents 
of art. The establishment conducted by Mr. A. J. Hood, and 
located at No. 571 Main street, was inaugurated by its 
present proprietor in 187!). who since that date has contribu- 
ted a large share to the advancement of trade in this vicin- 
ity. He now supplies one of the best retail trades in this sec- 
tion, and his stock of fine watches and jewelry, clocks, etc., 
is always maintained at the highest standards and sold at 
the most moderate terms. Special attention is also given to 
fine watch repairing, and all work of this kind may be en- 
trusted to his care with perfect confidence that it will be sat- 
isfactorily done. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN Of EAST ORANGE. 



Milton E. Jacobus, dealer in Fruits, Vegetables and 
Fish, Canned (Jixxls, etc. Poultry and (lame in thoir Sea- 
son. 11 Washirif^ton phicc. ni'ur Main St., E. Orange. Ev- 
ery liousi'kci'per of any experience knows that much of 
the worry ami trouble too often connecteil wiih market- 
ing is due to the (iueslional)lebusines< methods of some of 
the houses engaged in furnishing family supplies, and 
therefore it is of interest to all to learn of an estahlish- 
menitlie management of which is characterized liy the 
entire absence of -'shari) practice " of any kinil. We 
have no intention of asserting that the establishment 
conducted by .Mr. Milton E. Jacobus and known as the 
'•Washington Place Market" is the only enterprise of 
'his kind in the town of which this may be said, but we 
ilo say that its proprietor deserves very great credit for 
the manner in which he conducts his business, which he 
founded in ISSl. Customers of this store have learned 
that they may place absolute dependence upon repre- 
sentations made to them, and also that the price at 
which dependable goods are furnished by Mr. Jacobus, 
will bear the severest comparisun with those quoted at 
any establishment in the vicinity on articles of equal 
merit. The premises occupied are" of the dimensions of 
16x85 feet, and a .veil selected and fresh siock of fruits, 
vegetables and lish are to be foun 1 on hand, also canned 
goods of all kinds, put up by the most reliable houses, 
are largely dealt in, and poultry and game in their sea- 
son. Business is carried on at No. 14 Washington place, 
and employment is given to three assistants, so that the 
large patronage enjoyed is quickly and easily attended 
to. Mr. Jacobus is a native of Orange. 



Wm. H. Allen, News Stands, Orange and Brick 
Church Stations, D., L. & W. R. R., and all stations on 
tlie Watchung. Stationery and Confectionery. 549 Main 
Street. Millions of capital and thousands of men are 
employed in the collection of news, but the liberality 
and enterprise displayed in this most important depart- 
ment of the newspaper business would be of but little 
practical use were they not supplemented by equal en- 
terprise and liberality in the distributing department, 
for it would obviously be of no avail to get news into 
type at the earliest possible moment if long delay was 
inevitable before the papers could be distributed among 
their hundreds of thousands of readers. Mr. Williatu 
H. Allen does much to enable New Jersey readers to get 
their favorite journals as soon as possible after publica- 
tion, for he does a very extensive news business, and 
offers a service unsurpassed for promptness and relia- 
bility. He has news stands at Orange and Brick Church 
stations, D., L. & W. R. R., and at all stations on the 
Watchung R. R. His main store is located at No. 549 
Main street, opposite Washington, East Orange, and 
has an area of about 1,500 square feet, giving ample 
room for the carrying of a large and varied stock of sta- 
tionery, confectionery, notions, etc. Mr. Allen is a na- 
tive of New York city, and founded his present busi- 
ness in ISSO. His policy from the first has been to spare 
no pains to satisfy every reasonable customer, and the 
success thus far attained is but the legitimate result of 
hard and intelligent work. The very latest fashionable 
novelties in stationery are always well represented in his 
stock, and the prices quoted are always reasonable. 



William H. Luff, dealer in Jewelrv. Watches, Clocks 
Optical (ioods, etc. Repairing in all its branches, at 
Short Notice. 7!) Main Street, East Orange, N. J. It 
very seldom pays to buy anything at an establishment 
that is not thoroughly reliable in every respect, and this 
is particularly the case where jewelrv" is concerned, for 
the opportunities for fraud in the selling of goods com- 
ing under this head are too obvious to need demonstra- 



tion, and such fraud it is practically impossible to de- 
tect at the time, or to prove and punish afterwards. 
The only sensible way to do, then, is to patronize a rep- 
utable and firmly established concern, and if you desire 
to lind one that is not only .strictly reliable, but is en- 
terprising and liberal in its business" methods also, the 
best advice we can offer is to call on Mr. William H. 
Luff, at No. 7i» Main street, and take advantage of the 
inducements he is prepared to extend to customers. 
Mr. Luff was born in New York city ; he began opera- 
tions in his present line of business here in 1889. The 
premises utilizeil are of the dimensions of 20x25 feet, 
and a choice assortment of jewelry, watches, clocks, op- 
tical goods, etc., is carried, and "every article is fully 
warranted to prove just as represented in every respect. 
Fine repairing in all its branches is done at this estab- 
lishment at the shortest possible notice. The prices on 
goods are at the lowest market rates. 



M. B. Wallace, Real Estate and Insurance, East Or- 
ange, N. J., Grove Street, opposit- depot. There are 
many owners of real estate who, either owing to non- 
residence, hick of time or inclination, or aiiy one of a 
hundred other causes, are not able to give their inter- 
ests I he care and attention which are indi-pensable to 
the attainment of the best results, and to this class the 
services of the gentleman whose card we print above 
cannot fail to be both valuable and acceptable. Mr. M. 
B. Wallace has had ample opportunity to become famil- 
iar with Orange real estate since beginning operations 
here in 187;i. Mr. V\ allace is a native of Newfoundland, 
N. J. He lived in New Y'ork for over forty years, where 
he is highly esteemed, but not more so thanhe is in Or- 
ange, where the people have the utmost confidence in 
him. He has served them individually and as a whole, 
and they have never had cause to regret having trusted 
him. He is prepared to attend to all the details involved 
in conveyance and titles, mortgages, etc., and to nego- 
tiate loans, collect rents, draw up bonds and leases, and, 
in fact, assume all the functions of a confidential agent. 
Mr. Wallace also interests himself largely in the insur- 
ance of real estate, personal property, etc., and his rec- 
ord has b. en such as to justly entitle" him to the high de- 
gree of confidence which he unquestionablv enjoys 
among the residents of Orange and vicinitv. "His busi 
ness has steadily developed under the stimulus afforded 
by hard, intelligent and persevering work, and constant 
devotion to the interests of his clients. The companies 
represented are always amongthe leading insurance cor- 
porations, and no one can write policies in them on more 
favorable terms than Mr. Wallace. 



Edward P. Doan. Architect, East Orange, N. J. Mr. 
Edward P. Doan, since his settlement in East Orange, 
has given the most decided evidences of possessing great 
ability in the drawing of artistic architeciural designs, 
and his conipeteuee to meet the modern demands, com- 
bining health, beauty and comfort. Owing to the 
severity and variableness of our climate, a great deal 
more IS included in the word comfort, as applied to 
dwellings, than is the case in most countries. Perhaps 
as a nation we are less easily satisfied than others, and 
in every American there is a natural love of comfort. 
However this may be. it is certain that the architect's 
profession now assumes proportions of the utmost im- 
portance. Long study as well as natural artistic taste 
are necessary lor its perfect development, and as ex- 
ainiile of a man who has chosen this profession as his 
life work and bent every energy to master it, we take 
pleasure in mentioning Mr. Doan. who has now been 
established in East Orange since 1886. This gentleman 
is a native of St. Louis. Mo. His office it situated at 
No. 349 Main street. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



85 



C. S. FRENCH. 



DEALER IN 



COMLfANDtiflZOOD, 



HSt MAIN STREET, EAST ORAKGE, A'. J. 



Brick cliurch Office : 577 Main Street, near Harrison. 



Kynor & Cook, dealers in Fancy Groceries, Fine Teas 
and Coffees, Imported Wines and Cigars, Main Street 
and Arlington Avenue, Ea-t Orange, N. J. The ability 
to suit a business enterprise to the particular class of 
trade it is designed to reach, is an indispensable factor 
in the attainment of success. Messrs. Kynor & Cook 
have shown wliat may be done in this way in a remark- 
ably short time, for they only established themselves as 
recently as Julv, 1889, in this" town. Their methods are 
business-like and p Tfectly straightforward, there stock 
is the best that can be had" in the market, and the pri- 
ces will compare favorably witli those of any dealer in 
tills place or the vicinity. " The members of the firm are 
Messrs. Charles A. Kyiior and George W. Cook, both 
natives of New Jersey. They occupy a store situated at 
the corner of Main Street and Arlington Avenue, which 
is of 27x40 feet dimensions. A strictly retail trade is 
carried on, for which the employment of four assistants 
is necessary. All the regular, s'taple groceries are dealt 
in, besides choice fancy articlns. This house makes a 
specialty of keeping a "line of fine grade teas and coffees, 
besides a variety of most excellent imported wines and 
cigars. Telephone 213. 

Eckert & Weeks, dealers in Choice Beef. Mutton, 
Lamb, Ve.il, Poik, Hams, Bacon, Corned Beef, Tongues, 
etc. Poultry and Game in season. Washington Street, 
near Main, East Orange, N. J. Telephone No. 259. 
There is no kind of business enterprise that is more pop- 
ular, when it is carried on in a proper manner than that 
of the butcher, and the reasons are obvious, for there is 
no line of business in which the proprietors enter into 
more close relations with their customers. Take the 
establishment conducted by Messrs. Eckert & Weeks, in 
this town, for example. The enterprise was inaugur- 
ated in 1889. and has steadily grown in patronage and 
appreciation, until now it ranks with the foremost in 
this section of the town. The firm is composed of 
Jlessrs. A. J. Eckert and E. W. Wi eks, both of whom 
are natives of East Orange. The premises utilized are 
of the dimensions of 23x40 feet, and contain a heavy 
stock, for the firm do an extensive business, and deal in 
choice beef, lamb, mutton, veal, pork and corned and 
smoked meats of all kinds, also poultry and game m sea- 
son. This establishment is located on Washington 
Street, n-^ar Miin, East Orange, -where all goods dealt m 
are warranted to prove exactly as represented and 
offered at the lowest market rates, and the variety 
offered by the assortment carried is sufficiently great to 
allow of all tastes being suited. Two assistants are em- 
ployed. Orders received by Telephone 259, will receive 
prompt attention. 



Frank C. Ward, 
Pleasant Ave.. Montclair. 



(HAS. W. L Roche. 
36 New Street, New York. 



WARD & ROCHE, 

ReBl B^Mb and In^ui^ance. 

LOANS NEGOTIATED. 

Properly in The Oranges, Newark, 

Roseville, Montclair and Lake 

Hopalcong, For Sale, Rent 

or Exchange. 

Office: Opposite Brick Church Station, 

EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



3Iisses Crozier & Walters, Homemade Confections. 
(■)08 Main Street, Between Baldwin and Patterson, East 
Oranse, N. J. It is true, that there are some people that 
"don't care anything about confectionery," but they miss a 
o-ood deal of innocent en.iovmeut. and are certainly not to 
be envied in the least, the time when confectionery was be- 
lieved to be hurtful, is now gone by. and it is generally 
acknowledged, that the pure candies may be ot positive 
benefit to the health. Some care should be exercised to as- 
sure tliat they are pure, however, and as good a way as any 
is to buy froiii those handling only such goods, then you know 
that the candv is fresh as well as good m other respects. 
The Misses Crozier & Walters have jrained a high reputation 
since tbev opened their present establishment 111 18.S7, and we 
would advise every lover of well-flavored, fresh and pure 
candv to give theih a call. The assortment on band is a 
varie'd one, and the prices quoted are sure to prove satisfac- 
tory Miss Crozier is a native of Westchester, >. \., and 
Miss Walters ot Yonkers, N. Y. They are both well-known 
in Orau'^e. Thev have given close personal attention to the 
details of their business, and have now the satisfaction of 
secint' it rapid Iv and steadily increasing. The premises 
occupied is of the dimensions of 20x60 feet, and two assist- 
ants are given emplovment. Di.xon's celebrated ice orcamis 
handled extensively, and orders will be taken for delivery 
at any time. 



86 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



M. MH6HT0N, 



--DKALEK IN- 



BEEF, • MUTTON - AND - LAMB, 

r<>iilti-}- aiKl GHUie ill Season, 

Fresh Vegetables, Foreign and Domestic Fruits. 
337 & 339 MAIN STREET, 



Near Ahlixoton Ave.. 



Ea.st Oranok, N. J. 



FRANK L. FIEGER, 
$'NARA\AC1ST. 

.•»»! Main Street, Cor. Arlington Ave., 

,KAST ORANGK, N. J. 

Tliorc is no kind of }iusiness more dependent upon its worth 
iind nsefiilness than a retail pharmacy. We therefore take 
pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the estab- 
li.shment conducted by Frank L. Fie^er, at No. Sol Main 
street, Ea.st Orahge, for here nothing is left to chance, but 
every department of the business is carefully and intelli- 
gently supervised, and the result is a service on which abso- 
lute dependence may safely be placed. Mr. Fieger is a na 
live of Newark, N. J. He occupies a store measuring 25x50 
feet in dimensions, and carries a complete stock of drugs, 
medicines and chemicals, as well as a choice assortment of 
toilet articles, fancy novelties, etc. Prescriptions are com- 
pounded at short notice in the most skillful and painstaking 
manner, and the charges made will be found uniformly 
moderate. Mr. Fieger began operations here in 1887, since 
which date he has built up a thriving business, and certainly 
deserves the success he has worked so hard to attain. 

WMesale aud Retail Bread, Cake, aufl Pie Bakery, 

Ilutt'is, Stores ami I'tnalt' Families promptly Supjilied. 
Center St., IJef . Main & M. & K. K. K., Orange, N. J. 

Many families purchase all the bread, cake and pastry at 
bakeries, and the proportion of them that do so would be 
even greater w ere it not for the shortsighted policy pursued 
by those bakers who apparently believe in giving customers 
the smallest possible amount for their money. Nevertheless 
this is not the fact with Mr. C. P. Carson, successor to C. L. 
Clarke, for this concern hasalwaysput quality before quan- 
tity in catering to the public, and spares no pains to produce 
articles that will compare favorably with the best "home 
made " production.s. The establishment is located at Center 
street, between Main and M. & E. R. R., and is equipped 
with the latest improved facilities, for he does a very large 
wholesale and retail business, and is prepared to fill the 
heaviest orders. Hotels, stores and private families are 
given special attention. Employment is given to several as- 
sistants, and you are assured polite attention. 



No doubt many of our readers, in East Orange, have 
heard of the story of the unfortunate summer board- 
ers, who had put up at a farm-house in the back woods some- 
where, and had not tasted meat for a week. A stray 
butcher's cart coining that way, they proceeded to buy about 
all the fresh meat contain<'d therein, aud after partaking of 
a meal that astonished the natives, they formed a solid 
column aud marched down the road chanting "We've been 
eating meat, we've been eating meat," in an exultant choru.s, 
-■Ml this goes to show that meat makes mighty good eating, 
and that there is nothing like being deprived of a thing for 
a time to realize its value. The residents of East Orange 
have chance enough to get all the meat they want, and one 
of the best places tit which to get it, is at the store conducted 
by Mr. JI. W lietiton, at Nos. 337 and .3;» Main street. Here 
may be found ti C(iiii]ilete assortment of meats, poultry and 
game in their .season, fresh vegetables and foreign and 
domestic fruits, aud the prices quoted are as attrat'tive as 
the stock itself, for they are always in accordance with the 
lowest market prices. This business was founded by Messrs 
Hopler &• Wheaton in is-s. Since 1888 Mr. M. Wheaton has 
conducted it alone. He is a native of Caldwell, N. J., and 
was a private in the late war, in the Thirty-ninth New' Jer- 
sey regiment,and is one of our best known local busiue.ssmen. 
Premises of the dimensions of 35x30 feet are occupied and 
employment is given to eight competent assistants, ami cus- 
tomers are assured of prompt attention. Orders received by 
telephone No. !«, will be filled accurately and at the shortest 
possible notice. 

J. W. Pelers, Dealer in, aud 
Manufacturer of Fine Harness, 
■V.W Main Street, East Orange, 
N. J. A harness, when on a 
horse, properly arranged, etc., 
is a very simple thing in appear- 
ance, and apparently is made up 
of but few parts, but the same 
harness, when divided up into all 
the pieces that are combined in 
its construction, has a very dif- 
ferent aspect, and no one can ex- 
amine it then without feeling that 
after all, harness making is not 
the easy thing it may appear to 
be, considering the cost of the 
material and the labor involved 
to make it up. A first class har- 
ness is sold at a very reasonable 
figure, and, although it is possible 
' to find establishments where fan- 
cy figures are charged, still on 
the whole, most people would pre- 
fer to place their order with such 
a house as that of Mr. J. W. Pe- 
ters, and thus assure themselves 
a superior article, and uniformly 
fair treatment. This gentleman 
has carried on his present enter- 
prise, at No. .590 Main street, 
since 1888, and has gained a well- 
earned reputation for the manu- 
facture of fine harness, and "^ 

e?^^„?'''J'?m*",V,V'y'^ ,"^ moderate prices. Mr. Peters is a native of Newark, N. J. The premises utilized are of the riimen- 
^velv"/n'h '",1''?'' """i^ ''^''' "'"* ^f^"? ^^'^'''■^ of every description are mamifactuixd M? Pe ers a[so deals eSIS- 
sively in blankets, robes, curry-combs, brushes, whips, wagon cushions, harness oil, soap -rease etc and horse furnish 
mgs in general, are earned m stx)ck, and offered at' very low rat^s. Employment'is gh^en^eve?,' competent assTstantT 




LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



87 



(Successor to ADDISON G. WHITE.) 



Main Street, near Arlington Avenue, 




[card from Former proprietor.] 

September ist, 1890. 

Continued ill health having compelled me to retire from business, I have transferred the same to 
my successor, MR. S. I. ARKUSH, a gentleman who for many years has catered to the best trade in 
New York City, and comes highly recommended as a square deahng and thorough shoe man. 

I cheerfullv take this opportunity of introducing him to my customers, with the wish that tney 
will favor him with their patronage, feeling confident they will meet with entire satisfaction. 



Respectfully, 



C^ 



The " Kahler 



LastShoesa Specialty. Also Trunks, Umbrellas, Rub- 
ber Boots, Coats, Etc. 



Harrison & W.ilker, Plumbers, Gas Fitters and tinners. 
Dealers in Hardware, Stoves, Ranges, Iron and Tinware, 
341 Main street, East Orange, N. J. Too much care cannot 
be exercised in the placing of orders for plnmbing work, as 
the careless or ignorant carrying out of &uch commissions is 
often the cause of consequences of the most alarming nature. 
Sewer gas is a deadly enemy if not conquered in a short 
time and is the more to be dreaded, as it is unseen, and gen- 
erally unsuspected. When detected it can be overcome, but 
the harm is then more often than not, past remedy, in the 
direful diseases that break out at its approach, and sap the 
stren<^th of the strongest man. There are enough compe- 
tent and reliable plumbers in the different Oranges The 
trouble is that people do not recognize the necessity ot hav- 
ing their houses examined by them often enough. In liast 
Orano-e a prominent lirm engaged in this business is Messrs. 
Harrfson & Walker, of 3+1 Main street. They are thoroughly 
fitted to do any kind of plumbing, gas titting, or tinning. 
They are also large retail dealers in stoves ranges, hara- 
ware, iron and tinware. The firm was established in Ibb,, 
t>V its present members, Messrs. Charles Harrison and Selden 
i Walker, who are both natives of the State of New Jersey. 
Their premises are of 3UxijO feet in dimensions, and they have 
in their employ fourteen skilled assistants. All v.orK is 
done promptly, and the prices will be found as low as is 
consistent with the best labor and the time employed. 



John H. Brown, Dealer in Choice Beef, Veal, Lamb 
Mutton Pork, etc. Poultry and Vegetables in Season, 13 
Washington Place, East Orange, N. J. The enterprise con- 
ducted by Ml-. J. H. Brown, and carried on at No. 13 Wash- 
ino-ton Place, is worthy of interest and inspection, as there 
is not a similar establishment in this town, more entirely 
reliable or more capable of serving the public to the best 
advantage. Operations were begun here by Mr. John H. 
Brown in 1S8T. This gentleman was born in Passaic <-o-. ^• 
J , and is well-known and highly esteemed in Orange, the 
premises occupied by him in carrying on his business are ot the 
dimensions of 20x.50 feet, and contain a tine stock ot meats, 
comprising beef, mutton, lamb, veal, pork, etc., also poultry, 
came and vegetables in their season. Employment is given 
to three polite assistants, and customers may depend upon 
receivino- prompt attention and honorable treatment, tor 
Mr Brown has always made it a rule to spare no pains to 
fully satisfy every p'atron, and to give no reasonable excuse 
for complaint in any instance. Errors are made, of course, 
occasionallv, for it would be impossible to carry on so exten- 
sive a business without mistakes, but whenever the atten- 
tion of Mr. Brown is called to anything of the kind the mis- 
take is promptly and cheerfully rectified and care taken to 
see that the occurrence is not repeated. Only choice articles 
are offered for sale here, and they may be had at prices 
that will compare favorably with the lowest market rates. 



NDRMAN E. SHDTTffELL, 

glANO • ROI^fTE • ©UNEI^ • AND • I^EPAIRBI^, 



573 BPRINDDilLE AVENUE, 



East Orange, N. J. 



88 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



E. RHODES, 



WILLIAM M, RHODES, MANAGER. 



FLOUR, FEED, GRAIN, PRIME JERSEY HAY AND STRAW, 



/J Railroad Place, opp. Brick Church Station, 



Telephone 365. 



EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



George Payne, Art Glass Stainer, Memorial Windows 
a Specialty. Mural Decorations, etc. R. R. Place, op- 
posite Brick Church station. East Orange. (P. O. Bov 
liTI). Orange.) There is perhaps no manufacture in 
which every successive stage requires so much care as 
glass, and none in which results on so large a scale, in- 
volve such delicate skill. A puflf of smoke, or a sudden 
draught of air, imperceptible to an invalid, may ruin an 
immense quantity of glass when in the process of mak- 
ing. The nianufactul-e of glass commenced very early 
in the American colonies, but it is only within late 
years that the making of stained glass has occupied our 
artists, and };as been brought to a high state of perfec- 
tion. Jlr. George Payne has been engaged in this work 
since 181)2. He is a graduate of Clayton & Bell's Stained 
Glass Works of London, England, and after graduating, 
was employed as assistant teacher for ten year-". Mr. 
Payne shows great artistic skill in this work, and is pre- 
pared to fill any order for stained glass, memorial win- 
dows being made a specialty. Mr. Payne has executed 
all the Art Glass in the residence of Mr. T. A. Edison, 
Mr. William Barr, and Mr. John Burke, Llewellyn Park, 
Mr. M. Hartley, on Mountain Ridge, Mr. Seymour, on 
Harrison street, a large memorial window for Grace 
Church, Mr. Hudnut, on Main street, Mr. B. V. Connett 
in Sou h Orange, Mr. Adams and Mr. Morrell and J. 
F. Ford, on Arlmgton avenue, Dr. Beckwith on Pros- 
pect street, Frank C. O'Reilly, on Jefferson street, St. 
John's Catholic Church, Orange, and many others all 
over the United States, among them the elegant residence 
at Mauch Chunk, Penn., of F. Packard, and at Sayre, 
of S. C. Packard, and also refer to Messrs. Robert Ap- 
pleton, Jr., L M. Taylor, real estate agent. Brick Church, 
and J. M. Dodd. architect. He will also undertake 
miu-al decorations of any kind, for which he has marked 
facilities. 

The premises occupied by Mr. Payne comprise two 
floors, measuring 2.5x.50 feet, and are situated at R. R. 
Place, opposite the Brick Church station. He employs 
five assistants, who are well trained to this delicate 
work, but over whom Mr. Payne keeps a strict super- 
vision. Mr. Payne imports his glass direct from Eng- 
land and Bohemia. A visit to this establishment will 
prove of unusual interest. 

John Robinson, Fine Custom Clothier, Main Street, 
opi>osite Washington, Brick Church, N. J. To many 
people a suit of clothes is a suit of clothes, and that isall 
there is to it : they apparently believe that if a certain 
(luantity of material is used, it make.? no difference how 
it is put together, so long as it takes the shape of a suit, 
and hence are easily imposed upon by such dealers as 



are disposed to work off their goods more by their ap- 
pearance when new than by their real merits. It may 
be taken as an axiom that the $5 spent for superior 
workmanship and trimmings are invested to better ad- 
vantage than any other portion of the purchase money, 
and those who will accept and act on this hint will find 
their reward in improved appearance and superior dura- 
bility of their wearing apjiarel. To assure the best of 
material put together in the most skillful manner, an 
establishment of repute must be patronized, and none 
better can be chosen than that c^milucted by Mr. John 
Robinson, on Main, opposite Washington Street. This 
undertaking had its inception in IsT.j. and has been 
steadily prosecuted since that date with constantly in- 
creasing success. Mr. Robinson is a native of England. 
This gentleman has that thorough understanding of his 
business so essential to the highest success. A heavy 
stock is carried of foreign and domestic cloths and first- 
class clothing is made to order, a perfect fit and good 
workmanship being guaranteed. Five experienced as- 
sistants are employed and equitable rates prevail, and 
every order is given the promptest attention. 



Benj. L. Harrison, Grocer, Grain and Wine Merchant, 
r)6'2 Main Street, East Orange, N. J. Telephone Vi%. 
Among the merchants who have established themselves 
in East Orange within the last ten years, none takes a 
higher stand or has gained a greater popularity than Mr. 
Benjamin L. Harrison. He is a native of this State, 
and in 1886 opened his present house of business in East 
Orange. He deals in the usual line of fine groceries 
which are to be found in a first-class establishment, 
comprising sugars, teas, coffees, spices, canned goods, 
and table delicacies of all kinds, with the best brands 
of flour and the different kinds of grain. Fresh cream- 
ery butter, eggs, cheese, and a great assortment of mis- 
cellaneous articles may also be added to the list. Mr. 
Harrison also makes a sjiecialty of keeping choice 
wines, both foreign and native products. These are 
selected with the greatest care, and obtained only from 
the most trustworthy sources, so that Mr. Harrison's 
customers may feel assured that in dealing at this 
house they will receive goods which can be thoroughly 
relied upon in every instance. The premises occupied 
are situated at .")(i'J Main street, consisting of a store 30x 
GO feet dimensions and an anne.K. The business is ex- 
clusively retail. A.ssistants are employed, who will 
be found to attend to every order promptly and satisfac- 
torily. Mr. Harrison is held in high esteem for his 
honor.ible dealings, by all those who have been connect- 
ed with him in anv wav. 



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With'enterprisiug reporters, coustaiitly and sharply on the 
lookout for sensatious,it is not to be wondered at that unneces- 
sary alarm should have been given the public on the subject 
of the use of arsenic in wall-paper; but, although the dangers 
arising from such have been exaggerated, still, this is by no 
means an unmixed evil, as it has brought home to the public 
the advantages of dealing with reputable houses. Such a 
concern as Morris Cohn & Co., will, of course, not handle 
goods dangerous to health, and customers have the satisfac- 
tion of knowing also that they are given the very latest 
fashionable novelties to choose from, and that the prices 
quoted are strictly in accordance with the lowest market 
rates. This firm is constituted of Messrs. Cohn and James 
Chamberlain, both of whom are practically familiar with 
every detail of the business. Commodious premises located 
at No. .567 Main street, Brick Church, are utilized, and an 
attractive stock and full line of samples of imported and 
domestic wall papers are constantly carried. Orders for 
paper hanging, decorative painting' etc., are given immedi- 
ate and skillful attention, employment being afforded to 
twelve efficient and painstaking assistants. Every order is 
filled under the personal supervision of a member of the 
firm, and both as regards the quality of the work and the 
charges made, Messrs. Morris Cohn & Co., have no reason 
to fear comparison with any competitor in this State. 



Ed. F. Smith, (Succes- 
sor to Abram A. Young), 
Manufacturer of Carriages 
and Wagons of all De- 
scriptions, 3 Main Street, 
Near Fourteenth Street, 
East Orange, N. J. Job- 
bing promptly attended to. 
Next to a good horse comes 
a good carriage or wasfon, 
in one's appreciation. There 
are three things to be ob- 
served in the purchasing 
of these vehicles ; viz : — 
the style, construction and 
finish. Very stylish carri- 
ages and wagons are made, 
and some that have abso- 
lutely no grace of outline, 
are also upon the market. 
Some carriages, while be- 
ing pretty in design, are 
yet very poor in construc- 
tion, that is to say, they 
are not built substantially. 
Finally, very good and 
very poor work may be 
put into the finish of work of 
this nature, and when brand 
new, deceive the unsuspecting. If, then, we wish to invest 
in a carriage or wagon, and do not feel quite sure that we 
are sufficiently posted to buy with a knowledge of exactly 
what we are receiving we should exercise great care in se- 
lecting dealers we trade with. Pick out a reliable house, one 
known to sell goods on their merits, as is the case in Mr. 
Smith's factory, and you will be sureof receiving honest and 
square dealing. The house we speak of is high in the estimation 
of all who have ever had dealings with it, and we take occa- 
sion to call the public's attention to the carriages, wagons, 
trucks, etc., manufactured by its proprietor, Mr. Ed. F. 
Smith. He affords constant employment to nine skilled 
workmen, and utilizes premises of the dimensions of 13.5x114 
feet, the main buildings 2.5x80 feet, on two floors. Mr. Smith 
is a native of Newark, N. J., and is well-known 'in this 
vicinity as a business man of honorable business methods. 
His establishment is equipped with all the appointments 
which go towards facilitating the work of a first-class car- 
riage and wagon factory. Repairing is neatly done and 
quickly dispatched. 




JOSEPH E. BOOTH, 

DEALER IN 

Hardware, HonseftiriiisWi M\ SMes, &c. 



563 MAIN STREET, 

Eas-b Ox«aixge, 3Sr. J, 

The establishment conducted by Mr. Joseph E. Booth is 8f the greatest convenience-and importance to a place like East 
Orauo-e and is sure to be largely patronized, for Mr. Booth handles the best goods, and those most likely to be in active 
and"mmediate demand in such a community, and puts his prices at such attrac ,ve figures that it is worth while to trade 
with him. Mr. Booth is a native of Newark, N. J. He is thoroughly well known m this vicinity for he has been estab- 
lished in business since 1874 in East Orange. He carries on a large retail hardware business, in which he finds it necessary to 
employ twelve assistants. The premise! occupied are situated at .5(>3 Main st East Orange and are of 3.5x1.50 feet dimen- 
Zf^^T%\lcVcf^vyx^9, a large and complete assortment of hardware anA house furnishing goods of every description, 
Sdini the "ranite ware DOW so widely used, iron, tinware, etc., etc. Mr. Booth enjoys the most favorable relations 
with Ws patrons^ who are sure of finding at this establishment that all goods will prove exactly as represented. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



ROBERT APPLETON, Jr., 

SEASIDE & COUNTF^Y REAL ESTATE. 

120 BROADWAY, - - - NEW YORK, 

BRANCHES Propcrties in all the Oranges and in Nantucket, Mass., for Sale. Rent or Exchange. 

NANTUCKET. MASS. 
BRICK CHURCH. N. J. 

Amonij the many real estate and in.surance agents in this vicinity, one of the best known and most highly re- 
spected is Robert Applcton, Jr. He has been c.nrrying on a real estate and insurance agency in this place during 
the past eigliteen years. Besides the office at Brick Church a second one is m^'intained at 120 Broadway, in the 
Equitable Rotunda. Mr. Appleton is prepared to transact any dealings in real estate, to make favorable exchanges 
and to write insurance policies at as moderate rates as any agent in ihe neighborhood. Mr. Appleton 's intimate 
knowledge of the value of property in this section, makes his advice of the utmost value to all persons desiring 
real estate, and who have little or no opportunity to study into the details of this complex business. Employment 
is given to five assistants at Mr. Appletou's office. Those wishing to consult Mr. Appleton in a professional way will 
6nd him courteously ready. 



Charles Ward,, Plumner, Sieani and Gas Fitter, Tin, 
Sheet Iron and Copper Worker, Furnaces. Ranges, etc., 
Spt and Repaired, iitlG Main Street, corner Baldwin, East 
Orange. People are beginning to appreciate the fact 
that the most eligible and beautiful location is of little 
avail if the house having such is not supplied with 
proper plumbing service, and as a consequence much 
more attention is paid to sanitary ])lumbing than was 
ever before the case. It is well that it is the case, for a 
large proportion of what are known as •' preventable 
diseases" are brought about by defective plumbing, and 
the health of the community, more especially the 
younger portion of it, is materially affected by this 
means. It requires e.xperience as well as brains to be a 
first-class plumber. an<l hence there are few so well jire- 
pared to assure satisfaction in this line as Mr, Charles 
Ward, of 606 Main street, who began operations here in 
1889. Mr. Ward pays particular attention to the fitting 
up of liouses, and is prepared to enter into coiitraci for 
doing the same with neatness and dispatch. Specifica- 
tions will be strictly adhered to, and all work guaran- 
teed to be thorough and tirst-class. Special attention is 
paid to steam heating and gas fitting. Jobbing orders 
of all kinds are given jn'ompt and skillful attention. 
Furnaces, ranges, etc., set and repaired. Premises of 
the dimensions of 20x60 feet are occupied, and three 
competent men are employed. 



O. E. & W. E. Condit. receivers of and dealers in 
George H. Hammond & Co.'s Chicago Dressed Beef. 
Mt'.tton, Lamb and Veal constantly on hand. Smoked 
Meats constantly on hand and smoked to order. Rail- 
road Avenue and Clinton Street, East Orange, N. J. 
It is difficult to overconiea juejudice, and the more un- 
reasonable it is the harder is the task of removing it. so 
it is not surprising that when Chicago dressed beef was 
first introduced in the East tiiere were many who re- 
fused to have anyth'ng to do with so startling an inno- 
vation. The idea thai; meat transported hundreds of 
miles was far superior to that of local origin was decid- 
edly hard to accept, and the most convincing proof that 
Chicago Dressed Beef is unequaled in quality, is that 
aflforded by the wonderful popularity it has gained not 
only throughout this country but even across the sea. 
There are degrees of merit in even a generally excellent 
product, and competent judges everywhere agree that 
Messrs. George H . Hammond & Co.'s Chicago Dressed 



Beef is unsurpassed if not unequaled for uniform ex- 
cellence. Messrs. O. E. & W. E. Condit are receivers of 
and dealers in this beef for East Orange and vicinity, 
and their premises, comprising two floors, each meas- 
uring 100x200 feet, are supplied with the most improved 
appliances and facilities for the reception, handling, 
sUn'age and delivery of the immense quantities passing 
thiough their hands. JIutton. lamb and veal are also 
constantly on hand, and smoked meats are constantly 
in stock, and will be smoked to order at short notice. 
The premises are located on Railroad avenue and Clin- 
ton street, and onlers by telephone are assured prompt 
attention, the call being Telephone No. 27, Orange. 
The firm enqiloy ten assistants, "nd supply many of the 
leading dealers in this section of the Slate. Cold air, 
generated by the use of machines, is used in cooling the 
meat. 



Miss M. M. Innis, Ladies Hair Dressing and Sham- 
pooing. Children's Hair Cutting, .iSO Main Street, near 
Harrison. Brick Church, N. J. Ladies will be attended 
to at their residence. It would be decidedly for the ad- 
vantage of the public were such establishments as that 
conducted by Miss M. M. Innis much more common than 
is the cas" ; for it is often difficult to have children's 
hair cutting done as it should be, and even in shops 
where the work is well done thesurroundingsare seldom 
such as are agreeable to the gentler sex ; and of course 
young children must be accompanied by mother or sis- 
ter ill the great majority of cases. Miss Innis is a na- 
tive of New York city, and has had long and varied exper- 
ience in her present line of business. The premi'-es made 
use of are located at No. .580 Main street, near Harrison, 
Brick Church, and have an area of about 800 square 
feet. They contain a most skillfully chosen stock of 
hair goods, eniliracing the latest fashionable novelties, 
and also contain facilities for children's hair cutting. 
an<l for ladies' hair dre^sing and shampooing and the 
doing of hair work of all kinds. Miss Innis is conceded 
to be as artistic a hair dresser as can be found in this 
section of the country, and the character no less than 
the extent of her patronage shows that her skill is gen- 
erally api)reeiated. Ladies will be attended to at their 
homes if desired, and uniformly moderate charees are 
made under all circumstances. Employment is given to 
four comiietent assistants, and orders for custom hair 
work or repairing can be promptly filled in the busiest 
seasons, close supervision being exercised and no defec- 
tive work being knowingly allowed to leave the 
premises. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



9' 



FRHNK HOMHRD. 



20 Washington Place, 



East Orange, N. J. 



Near Brick Church Station, D., L. & W. R. R., 

Has been located at his present place of business for the past three years, during which time he has greatly increased his 
business in fine engraving, having at the present time a large number of ca7'd plates belonging to some of the leading fami- 
lies of the Oranges. Everj^ plate is carefully registered and put away in a fire-proof safe, and can be had by the owner at 
any time upon application. He is making more plates and doing more engraving than any other engraver this side of 
New York. It takes two or three days to get out an order, and the advantage of having some one near at home with 
whom to place orders of that kind (thereby saving time and expense of a trip to New York), is at once realized. Fine 
stationery of the latest styles is furnished on application, and will be stamped in all the latest designs, with crests, coats of 
arms, address lines, etc., as may be desired. Printing in its various branches, executed on the premises in a neat and ar- 
tistic manner. 




H I I 




S- 3D- COJsTIDIT, 

I^BAL GSTATB AND INSUP^ANGB, 

OPPOSITE BRICK CHURCH STATION, 
Telephone 43, Orange. East Orange. N. J. 



The People's Bank of East Orange. The incorporation 
of the People's Bank of East Orange during the current 
year, was the natural outcome of a widespread conviction 
that additional banking facilities were imperatively de- 
manded, especially by individuals and families, and the 
cordial reception and generous patronage which the institu- 
tion has received, indicate that this conviction was founded 
on fact, and that there is a prosperous future in store for 
the enterprise. The management af the People's Bank aim 
to supplement rather than to supersede the service offered 
by neighboring financial mstitutions, and solicit a fair share 
of the banking business of the Oranges and vicinity, the 
bank being prepared to receive deposits subject to sight 
draft or check, to make loans and discounts, and to do a 
general banking business. The accounts of corporations, 
business firms, individuals and institutions will be received 
on the most favorable terms, a specialty, however, being 
made of personal and family accounts (a fact which gives 
the name "People's Bank " added significance). Many ad- 
vantages are gained by the holding of such accounts, es- 
pecially by individuals "who have frequent occasion to make 
■ cash payments, or to send remittances by mail, and, indeed, 
the added convenience and security are so apparent that 
few who open a bank account will dispense with one there- 
after. A portion of the bank has been arranged and re- 
served exclusively for ladies,aud any desired information and 
assistance will cheerfully be furnished to those unfamiliar with 
banking methods. To accommodate the general public, and 
particularly those who take early trains to New York, the 
bank opens daily at 7.-1.5 a, m., and closes at 4 p.m., with 
the exception of Tuesdays and Fridays, when it is open 
until 6 p. m. The institutfon has a paid in capital of S10(I,UOO, 
and the evident confidence reposed in it by the public is 
fully justified by the standing of those identified with the 
enterprise, they being so widely and favorably known in 
business and social circles that no comment on the following 
list of officers and directors is necessary. 



DIRECTORS : 



Edward P. Alling, 
Edward \V. Ashley, 
Frank Q. Barstow, 
David Binoham, 
Canton L. Decker, 



James B. Dill, 
Wi'.liam M. Franklin, 
William C. Horn, ^ 
■\ViLLiAM W. Jacobus, 
Abraham H. Kyan. 



OFFICERS : 

William M. Franklin, President. 

Edward P. Alling, Vice-President 
W. H. Bryan, Cashier. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



DEALER IN 



DRY AND FANCY GOODS, 



Mms, Geils' Feriilsliii Giids, PerfiiBiT, Elc, 



S59 MAIS m^. 



Children's Hose a Specialty.— Warranted Fast Colors. 



tfi 4S1« 




Richard Coyne, Livery and Boarding Stables, Horses 
and Carriages to Let, Furniture Express and Storage. Main 
Street, near Station, East Orange. N. J. Those who are ac- 
quainted with the many beautiful drives in Orange and 
vicinity, need not be told that there is an active demand for 
livery teams in that section of the State, for it would hardly 



be possible that such drives could be unappreciated by the 
general public. But even the most picturesque and charm- 
ing drive may be robbed of much of Its attractiveness, if 
taken under unfavorable conditions, and no conditions can 
be much more unfavorable than those offered by such a com- 
mon livery combination as an inferior, broken-down horse, 
and an old and shaky carriage, so that we feel we are doing 
our readers a service in calling their attention to the faciti 
ties offered by Mr. Richard Coyne, for he does a very exten- 
sive livery business, and his teams are far superior to those 
usually furnLshed the public, comparing favorably in fact 
with the majority of private turnouts. Sir. Coyne has car- 
ried on liusmess .=ince ISOii, and is almo.st universally known 
throughout this section. The premises utilized are located 
on Main street, near the station. East Orange, and 
are not only very commodious, but are very thoroughly 
equipped. They accommodate fifty horses at the present time, 
twelve of which are boarders, the rest being owned by Mr. 
Coyne, and utilized for livery and express purposes, etc. 
Single or double teams will be furnished at very short 
notice, and at reasonable rates, and orders for furniture 
moving will be promptly and carefully filled; storage being 
furnished if desired. Mr. Coyne employs fifteen assistants, 
and is in a position to execute the most extensive commis- 
sions, promptly and satisfactorily. He has been a member 
of the Township Committee since 1SS3, and has long ranked 
among the most enterprising and prominent of our local 
business men. 



JOHN E. CLARK 



DEALER IX 



FINE BOOTS AND SHOEvS, 



576 MAIN^ STI^EET. 



Good Durable Shoes at Reasonable Prices. Repairing in .\11 its Branches. 



East Orange, N. J. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



93 



JOSEPH D. BURCHAN, 



DEALER IX 



Beef, Mutton, Lhmb, Vehl hnd Pork, 



:potjlt"r~z", c3-.A_:iyLE .a^istid ^veg-et^a^ibles. 



^6 1 Mai7i Street, opp. Winans, 



East Orajige, iW J. 




When purchasing goods of any kind it is of course well to 
use some discriiniuation in the placing of the order, but when 
buying drugs, either singly or ni the form of a prescription, 
careful discrimination becomes an absolute duty, for it is of 
the first importance that the articles obtained shall be pure 
and reasonably fresh, and it is a notorious fact that by no 
means all the drugs in the market are of this character. 
Doubtless many of our readers (and certainly a large pro- 
portion of those residing in East Orange and vicinity), have 
satisfactorily solved the problem of where to get depend- 
able drugs a"t fair prices, by placing all their orders with 
Mr. D. L. Hawkins, doing business on Main street, for not 
only is he prepared to furnish such commodities of standard 
quality at reasonable rates, but he shows great enterprise 
in acquainting the public with the fact, and hence his facili- 
ties are as well known as they are extensive. Mr. Hawkins 
was born in South Haven, Long Island, and has been identi- 
fied with his present business since 1880, when he succeeded 
Mr. C. E. Vreeland, who had carried it on since 187.i. The 
premises utilized comprise two floors of the dimensions of 
30.\70 feet, and contain a large and varied stock, comprising 
drugs, medicines and chemicals, together with toilet and 
fancy articles, cigars, and such other goods as are usually 
found in a tirst-class pharmacy. The compounding of pre- 
scriptions is, of course, given special attention, and no 
trouble is spared to ensure absolute accuracy in even the 
most trivial details of the work, while the charges made are 
uniformly moderate, and, as employment is given to three 
assistants, all orders are assured immediate and careful at- 
tention. 



573 Main Street, 



East Orange. 



HARRISON BROTHERS, 

Fine Sf)OG$, 
TRunK^ ADD Bag^, 



551 Main Street, 



East Orano-e, N. J. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 




S. M. Long, Auctioneer, Real Estate and Insurance, 
*44 Main Street, near East Orange depot, East Orange, 
N. J. Mr. S. M. Long occupies an important position 
in the business interests of this town, as he is unus- 
ually well informed about all property in this section of 
the country, as well as thoroughly conversant with all 
the ins and outs relating to real estate and insurance. 
It is an immense relief to the average business man to 
know of a person in whose hands he can safely place 
his property, and through whom he can make satisfac- 
tory negotiations. Mr. Long has great facilities for at- 
tending to this class of business, and makes a specialty 
of renting and selhng property in East Orange, Grove 
Street and Brick Church. His services as auctioneer 
are also exceedingly valuable, as he is an excellent 
judge of the value of the property which he handles, 
and has the reputation of always getting fair prices for 
it. Mr. Long will attend promptly to all details in con- 
nection with taxes, water rates, renewals, interest on 
mortgages and insurance, in connection with the other 
branches of his business, and thus save the property 
holder a great amount of anxiety and trouble. Mr. 
Long is a native of this State and is widely known in 
this vicinity, having been established in East Orange 
since 1871. His office is situated at No. 344 Main Street. 
where he employs two competent and trustworthy 
assistants. 

Mr. Long represents the German American Insurance 
Company of New York, the American Insurance Com- 
pany of Newark, N. J., and the Liverpool. London & 
Globe Insurance Company of England, but he will 
effect insurance in any other first-class company that 
maj' be desired by his patrons. 

Fallon Bros., Dealers in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb and 
Pork. Poultry and (iiuiie in Season, Fruit, Vegetables, etc. 
Main Street, corner Baldwin Street, East Orange, N. J. 
Messrs. Fallon Bro.s. have only been engaged in their pres- 
ent business .since 18^4, but it has not needed six years to 
show that they have a correct and comprehensive' idea of 
what the public want, as well as a thorough knowledge of 
how to carry on a first-class market. They cater to that 
class of trade in East Orange, which is perhaps not always 
easy to satisfy. The best must be had, and this is what the 
Messrs. Fallon's strive to supply their customers with. The 
members of the firm were both born in Orange, and are very 
well kuowu throughout this neighborhood. Their market is 



situated on Mam street, corner of Baldwin street, the dimen- 
sions being aOx.'iO feet. All the usual meats to be found in 
market, are to be had here, beef, mutton, lamb, veal and 
pork, beside, fine poultry and game in season. A choice 
selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, brought direct from 
the neighboring farms, is also kept in stock. Five assistants 
are employed, who take particular care to fill all orders 
promptly and accurately, thus avoiding any cause of com- 
plaint from customers. 

Frederick Man, (formerly Jacques Bros.), Importer 
and (irower of Orchids, Palms. Flowering and Decora- 
tive i'lants. Florist and Seedsman. Retail Store, 
on? Main Street (Brick Church). East Orange: Whole- 
sale at corner Ralston and Scotland Streets, South Or- 
ange. People have been so accustomed to having an 
abundant supply of flowers the year round that they 
seldom stop to consider the means bv which this most 
desirable result is brought about, but the subject is an 
interesting one. and a visit to a well appointed green- 
house will repay every thinking person. There is an 
immense amount of labor involved in the raising of 
flowers for the market, and a constant care and watch- 
fulness which we believe has no parallel in any other 
hue of business. Considering the difKculties met with 
and the cost of the necessary apparatus, it is surprising 
that flowers can be sold at the prices cpioted on them, 
but competition will do wonders, and it has certainly 
resulted in the discovery of improved methods of flower 
culture. One of the most popular green houses in this 
vicinity is conducted by Messrs. Jacques Bros., and 
there is most excellent reasons for this pojjularity, as 
these gentlemen olfer unsurpassed inducements to their 
customers, and are noted for the taste dis])laved in the 
designing of wedding and funeral emblems, the ar- 
ranging of bouquets, etc. The principal conservatories 
are located at South Orange, and the retail store is at No. 
557 Main street. East Orange, where a smaller gi een house 
isalso locate<l for display of decorative plants. A si e- 
cialty is made of tested seeds, which thev can conK- 
dently recommend. They also carry a fulfline of bulbs 
of every descrqition. S|)ecial attention devoted to roses, 
and this firm are noted throughout this section as having 
the finest roses of all kinds, siipplving many New York 
dealers with flowers, some davs cutting 2.200 for their 
wholesale and retail trade. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



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Harry Firth, Architect, Brick Church, E. Oranpre. Every 
man is said to be the architect of his own fortunes, but if such 
be the fact, it must be confessed that there are many uicornpe- 
tent architects in the world, for the gcreat majority ot us 
find that the plan of our life needs frequent revision, and 
that things which seemed easy and desirable in theory are 
impossible to carry out in practice. Many a man who started 
to build a house after his own ideas, has met with a similar 
experience, and as a general thing, the better informed a 
person is on the subject of building, the more strongly he is 
in favor of the employment of a competent architect, as 
opposed to the practice of placing the matter in the hands ot 
a carpenter and builder, and allowing him to go ahead under 
general instructions only. We take pleasure in calling atten- 
tion to the facilities offered by Mr. Harry Firth, for we iire 
convinced that those who make use of his services, will have 
abundant reason to thank us for the hint here given. Mr. 
Firth who is located opposite Brick Church, began the 
practice of his profession here in ISSO. He has had a very 
thorough technical training, having enjoyed a practical ex- 
perience in steam heating, engineering and plumbing, to com- 
plete his architectural training, which he wished to have as 
thorough as possible, in every detail pertaining to the con- 
structing, heating and ventilation of buildings, and has thus 
far been very successful in adapting means to ends, show^mg 
talent and iugenuitv, as well as wide knowledge of avail- 
able materials and devices. Plans and specihcations will be 
prepared at very short notice, and personal supervision will 
be <?iven to building operations, thus ensuring that materials 
and workmanship are fully in accordance with specitica- 
tions. A residence after the above style can be erected tor 
S8,n00 to 810,000, according to finish. 




Thomas P. AVatson, Livery and Boarding Stable, lb 
Washington Place. Brick Church. N. J. Telephone No. .20b. 
The question whether it is cheaper to own or to hire a, 
horse, is one that is influenced so by circumstances in each 
individual case that it is impossible to answer it until those 
circumstances are duly con>ideroa, but, at all events, it will 
bea-reed, that such an est iiblisliinont as that carried on by 
Mr Thomas P. Watson, at No. is AVashington place, deserves 
hearty support, for here a speedy and stylish team may be 
hired at a moderate cost, or a horse may be boarded by its 
owner at a reasonable expense, so that all who use horses 
for business or pleasure may be accommodated. Ihis enter- 
prise wasinaugurated in 1889. Two floors are occupied, cover- 
ing an area of 30x100 feet. The stalls are located on the up- 
per floor, and are well arranged. Single and double teams 
can be furnished at short notice, and the most taslidious cus- 
tomers will have no reason to complain of any detail ot tiie 
turnout, for horse, carriage robes, harness, etc., are all arst- 
olass, the best trade being catered to, and no pains being 
spared to assure satisfaction. Animals boarded here will be 
g^ven the best of care, and, in short, th« high reputation of 
the establishment will be fully sustained. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF EAST ORANGE. 



Telephone No. 401.-Orange. 



• MHY 5 BENNET. • 

BRICK CHURCH MARKET, 

Dealers in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Poultry and Game, 
Fruits, Vegetables, Fish, Oysters and Clams, 
570 MAIN STREKT, 



"Appearances are deceitful," no doubt 



EAST ORANGE, N. J. 




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in person. Employment is given to several efficient assistant^and goods wHI e;rciurTeirS^^^ 



notice. 



K. J. NIBLO, 

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DELIVERED AT RESIDENCE 



EHRLY EiZERY MORNING. 



in MAIN STREET, 



EAST ORANGE, N. J. 



John J. Ready, Tailor and Draper, Washington Place, 
six doors from Main street. Brick Church, N. J. Mr. Ready 
can need no introduction to many of our reader.s, for he has 
carried on operations in this town for over eight years, and 
is one of the most prominent of our local business men. He 
was born in New York city. His establishment is located 
on Washington place, six doors from Main street, and is 
equipped with all the necessary facilities for cutting and 
making gents' clothing. Employment is given to eight 
assistants, and orders can be tilled at very short notice. A 
choice selectioti of foreign and domestic fabrics for men's 
wear is always to be found here, and the latest novelties in 
suitings, trouserings, etc., are obtained as soon as they ap- 
pear in the market. A specially is made of fu.shiouable 
work, and the garments produced at this establishment will 
compare favorably with those turned out by the leading 
New York tailors, while the prices quoted on them are from 
one-third to one-half less. Mr. Ready insists that every de- 
tail of the work done in his shop shall be carried out "in a 
workmanlike manner, and his clothing is consequently as 
durable as it is handsome. 



Parisian Laundi-y; and Scouring and Dyeing Establish- 
ment, .">S1 Main Street, near Harrison, East Orange, N. J. 
Laces and Lace Curtains done up Equal to New. Ladies' 
Dresses, Nurses' and Waitresses' Caps. AVet and Dry 
Cleaning. Crape and Black Laces Renovated. G. Leboeuf, 
Manager. The Parisian Laundry conducted by Mr. G.' 
Leboeuf, at No. .581 Main street, does careful work, and 
avoids injury to the most delicate fabrics. He makes a 
specialty of scouring and dyeing; also does up laces and 
lace curtains equal to new; also, dresses, nurse caps, etc. 
Mi-. Leboeuf is a native of France, and has had experience 
in his present business, to warrant his undertaking the most 
difficult work. A large trade is done in dyeing and clean- 
ing, in connection with the laundry. Laces of all kinds given 
special attention. The uniform superiority of the work turned 
out at this establishment is evident to the most fastidiou.s, 
and the prices are so low that all can afford to take advan- 
tage of the opportunities offered. The premises occupied by 
Mr. Leboeuf. are of the dimensions of 32x60 feet, and employ- 
ment is given to four thoroughly experienced assistants, and 
work can be executed at the shortest notice. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN. 



97 



Edward F. Hamiltan & Co., 

REAL ESTATE 

At Orange, East Orange, Llewellyn Park, Mountain Station, South 
Orange, Slwrt Hills, Summit, Madison and Morristown. 



NEW JERSEY A SPECIALTY 



OFFICES : 

96 BROADWAY, N^EW YORK. 

Rooms 32 and 33. Second Floor (tkvator), and at 

Oraiigre, N. J., Opposite the Main Orange Station. 

ORANGE TELEPHONE 93. 



C ^'. C-A-ESON", 



Wholesale and Retail Bread, Cal^e and Pie Bakery, 

Hotels, Stores and Private Families promptly Supplied. 
Center St., Bet. Main & M. & E. K. K., Oiange, N. J. 

Many families purchase all the bi'ead, cake and pastry at 
bakeries, and the proportion of them that do so would be 
even greater were it not for the shortsighted policy pursued 
by those bakers who apparently believe in giving customers 
the smallest possible amount for their money. Nevertheless 
this is not the fact with Mr. C. P. Carson, successor to C. L. 
Clarke, for this concern has always put quality before quan- 
tity in catering to the public, and spares no pains to produce 
articles that will compare favorably with the best "home 
made " productions. The establishment is located at Center 
street, between Main and M. & E. R. R., and is equipped 
with the latest miproved facilities, for he does a very large 
wholesale and retail business, and is prepared to fill the 
heaviest orders. Hotels, stores and private families are 
given special attention. Employment is given to several as- 
sistants, and you are assured polite attention. 

Jacques Bros., Florist and Seedsman, Retail Store, 
TiTri Mnin Street (Brick Cburnh). East Orange ; Whole- 
sale at corner Ralston and Scotland Streets, South Or- 
ange. People have been so accustomed to having an 
abundant supply of flowers the year round that they 
seldom stop to consider the means by which this most 
desirable result is brought about, but the subject is an 
interesting one, and a visit to a well appointed green- 
house will repay every thinking person. Thrre is an 
immense amount of labor involved in the raising of 
flowers for the market, and a constant care and watch- 
fulness which we believe has no parallel in any other 
line of business. Considering the difliculties met with 
and the cost of the necessary apparatus, it is surprising 
that flowers can be sold at the prices quoted on them, 
but competition will do wonders, and it has certainly 
resulted in the discovery of improved methods of flower 
culture. One of the most popular green houses in this 
vicinity is conducted by Messrs. Jacques Bros., and 
there is most excellent reasons for this popularity, as 
these gentlemen offer unsurpassed inducements to their 
customers, and are noted for the taste displayed in the 
designing of wedding and funeral emblems, the ar- 
ranging of bouquets, etc. The principal conservatories 
are located at South Orange, and the retail store is at No. 
5.57 Main street, East Orange, where a smaller gi een house 
is'also located for display of decorative plants. A spe- 
cialty is made of tested seeds, which they can confi- 
dently recommend. They also carry a full line of bulbs 
of every description. Special attention devoted to roses, 
and this firm are noted throughout this section as having 
tne finest roses of all kinds, supplying many New York 
dealers with flowers, some days cutting 2,200 for their 
wholesale and retail trade. 



Shafer & McDowell, Proprietors of the Cliffside Quar- 
ries, and Dealers in Broken Stone. Building Stone, Sand, 
Gravel, Callous-Rock, Dirt for Filling and Top Soil for 
Lawns and Gardens. Contracts taken for Telfordizing and 
Macadamizing of Roads (Public and Private), complete, 
also Flag Sidewalks and Curbing, Block or Cobble Guttering. 
Post Oflice Address and Quarries, Upper Montclair, New 
Jersey. The well known firm of Shafer & McDowell was 
founded some seven or eight years ago by Mr. C. E. Mc- 
Dowell, of Bloomfleld. Mr. Shafer's connection with the 
firm did not take place until February of 1.S90. Few things 
are of greater importance to a community or a surer test of 
civilization than good roads. Those of our citizens who have 
visited Europe are unanimous in the opinion that our public 
roads are far inferior to those of other countries, where the 
means of easy and safe communication are better appre- 
ciated. The science of roadmaking is apparently not well 
understood, or, if it is, the present modes of superintending 
the construction and repairs of roads are so defective that 
the public suffers to an extent of which few of us are aware. 
The first work in this direction is to improve the roads so 
that there is some pleasure, or, at least, some comfort in 
traveling abroad. A visitor who reaches a village on a 
muddy and rough highway receives no good impression of 
it, and as the road is also the last thing as well as the first 
which attracts his attention, bad roads are among the most 
repellant and disagreeable features anj' community can 
present. But when the roads are smooth and hard, with 
little dust and mud, and where good footpaths abound, a 
strong inducement is presented to those who love to pass 
much of their time in the open air. The Urm whose card 
heads tliis article have built mill's upon miles oi the beautiful 
roads in this section, which are world-renowned. All 
through Montclair and the Oranges we find traces of its 
work. We strongly advise owners of property to have 
their roads attended to by Messrs. Shafer & McDowell. 
Special attention is also paid to the work enumerated at the 
heading of this sketch. The firm run a foree of 100 men, 
and execute all orders promptly at reasonable prices. 



HENRY RAISCH. 

•••BHKER,?' 



DEALER IN 



BREAD, CAKE AND PASTRY 



31 FREEMAN STREET, 



ORANGE VALLEY. 



98 



LEADING BUSiyPSS MEN OF NEWARK. 



ESTABLISHED OVER 45 YEARS. 



FREDERICK KEER'S SONS, 

pINK ^K\ J3eALERS 

^ pRAME Makers. 



The Newest Publications in 
KICHINGS, 

ENGRAVINGS, 

FOREIGN PHOTOGRAPHS, Etc, 
OIL AND WATER COLOR PAINTINGS. 



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Framing Department Complete with the Latest 
ROCOCO AND 

LOUIS XIV. St) le patterns. 
Special Designs Furnished and Made up. 



874 Broad Street, 



ARTISTS MATERIALS. 

opposite City Hall. 



Newark, N. J. 



Doty's Carpet Eniporinm, I.i9 to IBl Market 
Street (Formerly Isaac N. Doty & Co.,) Newark, N. J. 
The popularity of Doty's Carpet Emporium is not at all dif- 
firiilt to acco\int for, for the purchasing public are quick to 
appreciate special and genuine inducements, and those of- 
fered at this establishment are many and pronounced. The 
enterprise was formerly carried on under the firm name of 
Isaac N. Doty & Co., and has been in existence long enough 
to be known and appreciated throughout this section of the 
State. The premises made use of are located at Nos. 1.59 to 
11)1 Market street (up stairs), and have a total area of about 
1:.'.000 square feet, opportunity being thus afforded for the 
carrying on of a very extensive and complete stock of floor 
coverings, comprising Wilton, Axminster, moquette, velvet, 
body brus.sels, tapestry brussels and extra ingrain carpets, 
rugs, art scpiares, mattings, linoleums, oil cloths, etc. The 
firm makes a specialty also of making over and re-laying 
old carpets; all the work being superintended by E. 
Hanson, formerly of Jancovius & Hanson. The pro- 
ductions of the leading manufacturers are represented, 
and the latest and most artistic novelties are offered at 
positively the lowest market rates. All classes of trade are 
catered to, and all tastes and all purses can be suited at 
this store, as a call will amply demonstrate. The Drapery 
Department deserves special mention, unsurpassed service 
being ottered in the line of making and hanging shades. Cur- 
tains, Portieres, Venetian blinds, etc. Lace and Nottingham 
Curtains ni all the latest designs may be found here, together 
with Turkoman, Chenille, and East Indian portieres. Shades 
and shade hollands. Employment is given to a number of 
experienced and well informed assistants, and prompt and 
courteous attention is assured to every caller. In acfdition 
to their other business, they make a specialty of Church 
Carpets, Cushions and Upholstering, and can i-efer to more 
than u hundred Churches which they have furnished in this 
immediate vicinity. All goods delivered free in the 
Oranges. 



Frank Harrison. Stenographer, No. 721 Broad 
Street, Newark, N. J., and 239 Broadway, New York. 
There is a great and growing demand foV the services 
of expert stenographers, and, 'indeed, so general is the 



use made of stenography nowadays, that it is difficult to un- 
derstand how business could ever have been successfully 
conducted without it, excepting on a comparatively small 
scale. Those wishing accurate reports made of trials, exam- 
inations, arguments, sermons, conventions, debates, etc., or 
desiring to engage a stenographic amanuensis, can do no 
better than to communicate with Mr. Franli Harrison of 
No. 721 Broad street, Newark, or 239 Broadway, New York. 
Mr. Harrison is one of the most experienced and skillful 
stenographers in the country. He is a native of Springfield, 
Ohio, and was stenographer for the United States Courts in 
New York city for years, opening an ofl3ce in Newark in 
1885. Mr. Harrison employs four assistants, and utilizes 
many offices, a very important branch of his business being 
the teaching of practical stenography, he having 220 pupils. 
His charges for tuition are moderate^ and the advantages of 
such teaching are so obvious, that it is not at all surprising 
that they should be so largely availed of. Orders may be 
sent by Long Distance Telephone, No. 941, Newark, or 728 
New, New York, and will be assured prompt and painstak- 
ing attention. 



Geo. D. DeVore, Real Estate Broker, 693 Broad 
Street, Newark, N. J. From the inception of the above 
house, it has been recognized as among the principal real 
estate concerns in this section of the city, where could be 
found an extensive list of the most desirable city and subur- 
ban property, farms and land. Since 1869, the proprietor of 
the enterprise has been intimately connected with the busi- 
ness interests of this section of New Jersey, and he 
has in consequence made the venture a great success. 
His office is prominently located at No. 693 Broad 
street, where he is pleased to meet and accommodate in any 
way those mterested in the purchase, sale, or renting of 
property. In addition to his real estate business, he is pre- 
pared to loan money at lowest rates on approved securities 
m any amount, and he will be found a safe medium for 
transacting business of this nature. Mr. Geo. D. DeVora, 
is a native of Mendham, N. J. He is well and favorably 
known throughout Newark as an enterprising and honorable 
real estate broker. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEWARK. 



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HEATH & DRAKE, Dry Goods, Cloaks, 

Millinery, Carpets, Upholstery, etc., 777-779 Broad Street, New- 
ark, N. J. The business carried on under the firm name of Heath 
& Drake, was founded very nearly half a century ago. and has 
long held a leading position, not only in this State, but through- 
out this section of the country. Operations were begun in 184c, 
by Mr. S. R. W. Heath, and in 1S47 the firm name became S. R. W. 
Heath & Co., the present style being adopted in 1867, when Mr. 
K. C. Drake was admitted to partnership. On the decease of Mr. 
Heath, in 18S9, his interest in the business passed into the hands 
of his estate. Mr. Drake is a native of Mendham, N. J., and is 
universally known in business and social circles. Under the pres- 
ent skillful and liberal management, the high reputation of the 
enterprise is fully maintained, and it is safe to say that a more 
generally popular establishment cannot be found in New Jersey. 
The magnitude and scope of the businsss a eso great that detailed 
consideration of even its more prominent features is impossible 
within the necessary limited space at our command, the firni 
selling both at wholesale and retail, and handling everything in 
the line of imported and domestic dry and fancy goods, cloaks, 
millinery, carpets, upholstery, etc., together with carriage trim- 
mings and linings, enamelled » loth, patent and enamelled leather, 
etc. The premises utiHzed are located at Nos. 777 and 779 Broad 
street, in one of the handsomest and most c<mimodious mercantile 
buildings in the city, furnished with large and elegant plate glass 
windows, and equipped wiih the m^ si improved facilities for the 
accommodation of customers including two large elevators and a 
comprehensive cash system driven by a steam motor. The build- 
ing comprises six floors and a basement of the dimensions of 28x 
160 feet, and every available inch of this vast amount of space is 
fully utilized, for the stock is as complete as it is v^iried, and all 
clas-es of trade are catered to. and all tastes and purses can be 
suited. Employment is given to more than one hundred assistants, 
and large as this force is, it is by no means unwieldv, the duties 
of the various employees being so weil apportioned and carefully 
systematized that the strviceis more prompt, eflicimt and courteous 
than at the large majority of much smaller establishments. Uni- 
form politeness to all is the cardinal principle of the management, 
and this fact, taken in connection with the absolute reliability of 
goods, and the lowness of the prices quoted, explains the great at d 
increasing popularity of this truly r-'presentative store. The very 
latest novelties are always to be found here, together with full 
lines of staple goods, and the policy of the mana^^ement is such 
that the most inexperienced buyers may confidently rely upon 
receiving full value for every dollar expended. 




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BENJAMIN F. IIUllD, Architect, Room 

3, No. 1 Cediir Street, Newark, N. J. The advisability of 
einploving an architect in bullfliiijr operations dopends con- 
siderably, of course, upon the circumstances of the case, but, 
in the vast majority ot instances, it is perfectly safe to as- 
sert, that money spent for an architect's services is very 
profitably invested, insomuch as the result is the saving of 
time and trouble, the assurance of having things carrieaout 
as you want them, and very often the saving of con- 
siderable money in the items of material and labor. Of 
course, it is assumed that the architect is competent and re- 
liable, and, happily, this is generally a safe assumption to 
make, for the profession is on a par with that of medicine 
or of law, and attracts many able and honorable men. Mr. 
Benjamin F. Hurd has carried on operations as an architect 
in this city since Februry 1, 18S0, and his work has e.xcited 
much favoi-able comment am<jng those who have had occa- 
sion to become conversant with it, for Mr. Hurd is very 
thorough and painstaking in his methods, and as he is excel- 
lently grounded in the principles of his profession, he at- 
tains results which give the best of satisfaction. Plans and 
specilications for new buildings, alterations, etc., will be 
drawn U|) at short notice, the interests of clients being care- 
fully guarded in every legitimate way. The work of con- 
struction will be personally supervised if desired, at a small 
additional charge, and material and workmansliip will be 
kept fully up to the agreed standard. Mr. Hurd has an of- 
fice at No. I Cedar street, room 3, and all commimications 
are assured immediate and careful attention. 

A. T. LOOKER, MANUFACTURER of and 

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Furniture, Carpets, 
and Oil Cloth, Si" Broad Street, Newark, N J. 
There are furniture houses not 100 miles from New- 
ark that make much greater pretensions than are made 
by the gentleman whote card we print above, and those 
who are easily induenced by extravagant statements may 
be persuaded that they are the only concerns which may be 
trusted to supply customers with reliable goods at lowest 
prices, but still Mr. Looker's business methods are appreci- 
ated by many of the most careful buyers, and his trade vfOI 
compare favorably with that enjoyed by any dealer in sim- 
ilar goods in Newark. Indeed, the magnitude of his stock 
goes far to prove this to be the case, for notwithstanding 
that five floors are occupied, each of thedimeusionsof SUx200 
feet, the premises are none too .spaciojjs to properly accomnio- 
dato ttelargeljusi'hessyone. This comprises the manufac- 
ture of furniture as well as dealing in furniture, carpets and 
oilcloth, at both wholesale and retail, and it is notable for this 
fact — it does not include articles which cannot be guaran- 
teed to prove as represented. The business carried on by 
Mr. A. T. Looker was founded by Samuel Brown in 1790, 
who was succeeded in IS.'ill by the Arm of McDermif & Look- 
er, and they by Mr. Looker in IStH. The establishment is . 
located at No. SIT Broad street, where nine competent 
assistants are employed, and we would most earnestly ad- 
vise such of our readers as wish to furnish a house whoilj' or 
partially, to step in here, and see what mducements are 
offered. Remember that Mr. Looker carries a complete 
assortment of furniture, and that he offers it at the lowest 
market prices, quality being considered. Mr. Looker has 
also a branch establishment at Passaic, N. J. 



RUSSELL & SAYRE, BUILDERS, SASH, 

Blinds, Door.s, Moldings, and Machine Work, Nos. 38 
and 40 Crawford Street, Newark, N. J. Telephone, No. 443. 
The business carried on by Messrs, Russell & Sayre, was 
established in 1876, and this concern has long ranked among 
the leading builders and contractors in the State. Mr. C. 
M. Russell is a nativeof Morristown, and Mr. J. M. Sayre, of 
Madison, N. J., both these gentlemen being very generally 
known in business circles throughout this section. The firm 
are prepared to figure very closely on plans and specifica- 
tions, being aided materially by the fact of iheir carryino- 
on a well-equipped shop for the manufacture of Sash, Doors, 
Blinds, Molding, etc., the premises utilized being located at 
Nos. 3.S and 10 Crawford Street, and comprising two floors 
of the dimensions of 53x70 feet. They are fitted up with a 
very complete plant of improved machinery, power being 
furnished by a forty -horse engine. Orders for machine work 
will be filled in a superior manner at short notice, the charges 
being always in strict accordance with the lowest mar- 



ket rates. Employment is generally given to about fifty as- 
sistants, and the most exteu.sive commissions can be executed 
with very little delay when haste is desirable. Messrs. Rus- 
-sell & Sayre have carried out many important buildino- con- 
tracts, and have a most enviable reputation for faithfully 
and skillfully performing all duties undertaken. 

Art- store, Stamping Designs, 

Materials for all Needle-work. 

835 HKOAD ST., Newark, N. J. 

Mr. Whyte was born in New York, but is one of the 
best known business men in Newark in his line of 
trade being perfectly familiar with every department 
of the business. He has spent considerable time 
abroad, and is familiar with the manufacture and sale 
Si- D '°''f' SQ articles in his line. His estabhshment, at No. 
S3o Broad street, is an old stand, having been opened in 18.>4- 
is the oldest in Newark and is very popular amono- all 
classes of purchasers, for it always contains an extensive 
and complete stock of art goods, .stamping patterns em- 
broidery materials, etc., which are offered at the very low- 
est market rates, while the assortment is so varied and com- 
prehensive as to enable all tastes to be suited. The premi- 
ses have an area of l,.50O square feet, and the stock is dis- 
played to excellent advantage, while a sufficiently laro-e 
force of competent assistants is employed to assure imme- 
diate and careful attention to every caller. Mr AV^hyte is 
associated with Mr. Moore in the handling of gum labels 
fatis, advertising novelties, etc., for all kinds of business' 
and the firm carry on operations on an extensive scale 
having wareroonis at No. 179 Clark street, Chicago, and No 
13 Park Row. New York, besides those in this city They 
have exceptional facilities for filling the heaviest oVders at 
short notice, and quote positively bottom prices at all times 
The great convenience of gum labels has caused them to 
come into universal use, and there is not a line of business in 
which they cannot be employed to advantage. Messrs 
Moore & Whyte can furnish them in all sizes, grades and 
styles, and they are "warranted to stick" under all cir- 
cumstances. Advertising novelties of the latest and most 
attractive design are also furnished in quantities to suit, a 
full line, varymg from the simplest to the most elaborate 
being constantly on hand to choose from. 

SUTCLIFFE & NOOX, Steam Heatine 

Engineers, Jobbing promptly attended to, Steam Fittino- a 
specialty,S72 Broad St., Newark, N. J. Practically all dwell- 
ing houses of the better class, as well as all factories, stores 
and public buildings m general, constructed nowadays are 
equipped with steam heating apparatus, as this affords by 
far the most economical and manageable method of supply- 
ing artificial heat, but it sometimes happens that the effi- 
ciency of the plant is seriously interfered with by its being 
improperly set-up, and, therefore, it is well to entru.st such 
work only to those who make a specialty of it. and are 
known to be skillful and reliable. Messrs. Sutcliffe & Noon 
have an unsurpassed reputation in this respect, and have all 
necessary facilities to enable them to fill orders promptly 
and satisfactorily at moderate rates. The firm are practical 
plumbers, gas and steam fitters, and have carried on oper- 
ations since I87S, the partners being James Sutcliffe and 
James Noon, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the 
latter of this State. Jobbing of all kinds is promptly at- 
tended to, employment being given to eight assistants, and a 
specialty being made of steam fitting. The firm will fur- 
nish any stylo of steam-heatingapparatus desired, but recom- 
mend the Gorton side-feed boiler for house heating, as it is 
especially designed for that purpose, is very economieal in 
the use of fuel, and being automatically se'lf-feedinf it re- 
qiiiresbut very little care. The feed arrangemeut''is such 
that choking is impossible, and the coal is evenly distributed 
over the entire grate, while the coal jiockets are so placed 
that the reservoir can be as easily filled as an ordinary 
range. These boilers are thoroughly well made from select- 
ed material, and are durable and absolutely safe from ex- 
plosiou. They are adapted for both steam and hot water 
heating, and are fully guaranteed to do all that is claimed 
for them. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEWARK. 




Coleman Xational Business College, 858 Broad 

Street, Newark, N. J. The advantages and facilities for 
obtaiaing a superior business education cannot be equaled 
elsewhere in this country. Our boys, and indeed many of 
our girls, must learn to take care of themselves. In com- 
paratively few countries education is compulsory, and this 
is what makes the average American citizen more intelli- 
gent than his foreign contemporaries. Many parents do not 
care for their sons to have a classical education. Many 
boys have no taste for it, and then much precious time is 
wasted ; especially is this the case if a youth expects to lead 
a busmess life. In most of the colleges, a business course is 
provided for those who wish to take it, but now we have 
busmess colleges, where a complete course in the different 
branches of busmess is taught. Among these institutions, 
which exist in most of our large cities, is the Coleman 
National Business College, in Newark, New Jersey, estab- 
lished more than a quarter of a century ago, as one of the 
first links of the Bryant and Stratton chain of business col- 
leges, and purchased by the present manager, Mr. H. Cole- 
man, in 18S1. Since the institution has come under Mr. Cole- 



man's management, the course of study has been modern- 
ized, and put upon a more practical business basis. This 
change of management resulted in a largely increased pat- 
ronage from year to year, so that in April, 1890, larger ac- 
commodations became necessary, and the school was moved 
to its present splendid and comm jdious apartments, S38 
Broad street, in the N. J. Central R. R. buildings. Mr. 
Henrj' Coleman, the president, is a native of Whitehall, 
N. Y. He is a man of wide experience, having been princi- 
pal of a similar college for nearly seventeen years, at Pough- 
keepsie, N. Y. The building at S« Broad street is commo- 
dious, and well adapted for the purpose, havmg over 10,000 
square feet of flooring. Mr. Coleman's aim is to provide a 
thorough business education for young men, that on graduat- 
ing they may be prepared to till positions of trust, requir- 
ing intellectual training. Since 1SI55. when Mr Coleman's 
experience in fitting young men for business began, more 
than 30,000 pupils have been under his care, which speaks 
volumes for the methods he employs. We wish him every 
success in so worthy an enterprise. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEWARK. 







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L. S. PLAUT & CO., The Bee Hive, 711, 

713, 715, 717 and 719 Broad Street, Newark, N. J., the 
Largest Fancy Goods House in the State. Owing to the 
proximity of Newark to New York, the merchants of the 
former city are practically obliged to compete with the lead- 
ing houses of the greatest commercial centre of America, 
and the simple fact that under these conditions, the establish- 
ment known as the Bee Hive, has become the largest fancy 
goods house in New Jersey, speaks volumes for the ability 
and enterprise of the management, and at the same time, 
proves that the residents of Newark and vicinity are 
appreciative of liberal and honorable business methods. This 
enterprise was inaugurated in 1870, by Messrs. L. Fox and 
L. S. Plant, in a two story frame building located at No. 721 
Broad street, next to the canal, and it is a noteworthy 
coincidence that in May, IS91, the year that the business will 
attain what may be called its majority, this site will again 
be occupied, for the premises then utilized will extend from 
707 to 731 Broad street, inclusive, and have a frontage of ISO 
feet, and an area of .50,000 square feet; it including all the 
buildings from canal bridge to Cedar street. Mr. Fox re- 
tired in 1883, and, at the death of Mr. L. S. Plant, April 26, 
1886, the bu.siness was willed to the present proprietors, 
Messrs. E. Plaut, L. Plaut, M. Plant and O. Michael, who 
have greatly developed it, and are constantly striving to 
render the service even more comprehensive and efficient. 
The firm import most of the goods they handle, as such a 
practice enables them to offer just such articles as e.vperi- 
ence shows their trade demands, and also enables them to 
quote lower prices than would otherwise be possible. An 
immense stock is carried, including boy's clothing, suits and 
cloaks, dress goods, upholstery goods, oil cloths, baby car- 
riages, boots and shoes, geutlemen's furnishings, gloves, 
hosiery, fancy articles, and, in short, a comprehensive 
assortment of such ^oods as are usually found in a first- 
class metropolitan dry and fancy goods house. Employ- 



ment is given to 27.5 assistants, and as the premises are 
equipped with improved cash carriers and other facilities, 
all undue delay is avoided, the service being prompt, 
efficient and courteous at all times. 



W. H. & R. BURNETT, Manufacturers of 

Fine Furs. Seal-Skin Garments a Specialty, 17 & 19 Academy 
Street, Newark, N. J. The many advantages of fur gar- 
ments, especially f<ir ladies' use, create so extensive a de- 
mand as to make the fur business one of national import- 
ance, but it is safe to say there is not a concern in the coun- 
try having a higher I'eputation in connection with the fur- 
nishing of fine furs at low prices than that of W. H. & R. 
Burnett, of No. 17 and 10 Academy street. This business 
was founded in 1860, by Misses C. F. & R. Burnett, and the 
existing firm name dates from 1870, when Miss C. F. Bur- 
nett was succeeded by Mr. W. H. Burnett, her brother. 
The enterprise has steadily developed until it has reached 
large proportions, customers being found throughout the 
country, although retail orders only are filled, much of the 
business being transacted through the mails. The firm 
manufacture fine furs in general, making a specialty of 
seal-skin garments, and one very important factor in their 
success is the fact that they make all their own goods, and 
sell direct to the consumer, thus saving him the paying of 
at least one profit, and enabling the firm to quote positively 
bottom prices on strictly first-class work. The premises 
made use of comprise four floors of the dimensions of 34x110 
feet, and, besides having all necessary facilities for nianu- 
facturing, contain very extensive storage accommodations, 
the firm doing a large business in the storage of furs during 
the warm season. A large force of experienced assistants 
is employed, and orders can generally he filled at com- 
paratively short noticCj and in a manner which cannot fail 
to satisfy the most fastidious. 



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INDEX TO BUSINESS NOTICES. 



Architects. 



81 



Allen, J. Warner 

Donn, Kdward P S4 

Eichhorn, Augustus 3vS 

Kinh, Harry... !l.') 

Hunl. B. F I(X1 

Whittemore, Sam'I W US 



Banks. 



People's Bank of E. Orange 91 

Orange Naiional 33 

Book and Newsdealers. 

Allen, W,H 84 

Lorton, Mrs. F. D 37 



Boots and Shoes. 



Arkush, S. I. 
Clark, John E. 



87 

92 

Collins, R. D 48 

93 

60 

CO 

35 



Harrison Brothers. 
Roth. L. & Son... 
Smith, Moses P. 
Wulf, H 



Carpenters and Builders. 

Moore, Frank W . . 44 

Matthews, H. M SS 

Oakley & Roberts 4.') 

Russell & Sayre 100 

Smith, F. J 83 

Wood, Andrew 38 

Coal and Wood. 

Austin & Co 50 

Bell & Conover 45 

Berg & Holey 47 

French. C.S Ki 

Lindsley, a. & C. A 33 

Confectioners and Bakers. 



Crozier & Walters, Misses . 

Carson, C. F 

Davis, S. & J 

Ger>)ert, Peter 

Hairhouse, A 

James, Harry. 



.86-92 
. 34 
. 35 

78 
41 



Kitchen, H. B 34 

Purssell Brothers 80 

Reusch, Paul 60 

Raisoh, Henry 97 

Carriage Manufacturers. 

lerris, O. W SI 

Smith, Ed. F 89 

Smith, Henry 47 

Williams & Condit 83 

Dry and Fancy Goods. 

Crozier 60 

Heath & Drake 99 

Muir, R. H 92 

Plaut, L. S. & Co 10810) 

Roth. L. & Son 60 

Seligman, S S5 

Taylor, L. H 37 

Whyte, J. Lewis Ii}0 

Dairy Products. 

Parkhurst, Frederick 35 

Waterman, J. E 41 

Niblo.F.J 96 

Druggists. 

Cloiigh, r. E. & Co 80 

Davis, Geo. R 79 

Fieger, Frank L 86 

Grifflng, Jas. A 59 

Mawkins, D. L 93 

Mosler, A 36 

Parsons & Co 42 

Dyeing and Scouring. 

Jaillet, D 43 

Parisian Laundry (G. LeboeuO 96 

Furniture and Carpets. 

Doty, M . . 90 

Looker. A. T 100 

Osborn & Meeker 52 

Flour, Feed, Etc. 

Hamilton, W. F 34 

Hedges, S. M. & Co 39 

HIne, Edwin W 88 

Rhodes, E 88 



Fruil iind Confectionery. 

Post, H. G 

Quinlan, Miss M 

Florists. 

Clegg. Kershaw 

Mau, Fred'k 

McArthur, Robert 

Jacques Bros 

li'ruits. Vegetables, Fish. 

Ackerman A Co 

Dolan. John 

Freeman Bros 

Jacobus, Milton E 

McCbesney, Hubert 

Munn, J. T 

Grocers. 

Ay res Bros.. . 

Burd iS: Hopping 

Brodesser, M 

Buiige, Frank 

Baxter Bros 

Burt, C. A 

Condit, H.J 

Dodwell, H&H 

Drake, W. N 

Decker, Chas. M & Bro 

Forgie. A 

Harvey & Brown 

Harrison, Benj. L 

Hetzel, Mrs. F 

Kynor *t Cook , 

McGuirk. William 

Ross. B. H 

Salisbury, F. B. & Co 

SeheiTer. P 

Struck, John 

Seheuer, Simon & Co 

Etc. 



Hardware. 

Beck, Chas. 1 60 

Booth, Joseph E 89 

Harrison & Walker 87 

Lindsley. ,Jobn N 33 

Menagh. Chas. a 44 

Speer, Warren G 41 

Werner, Chas. F 43 

Woodruff, W. H. & Son 59 

Harness Blakers. 

47 

86 



Abranis. Thomas G 

Peters, J. W . 

House and Sign Painting. 

Birdsall,R. F 

Bovlan. Chas. H 

MiUer& Sharp 

Horseshoers, Etc. 

Callaghan, Joseph 

Doran, Patrick 



Liivery Stables. 

Beldon, Jas. M CBerkeley stables).. 

Covno, Richard 

Cuddy* Shoenthal 

Dietrich. Philip 

Purdue Brothers 

Watson, Thomas P 

Miscellaneous. 

Austin Drew tt Co. (hatm'f'g) ... 

Brockie D & Co. (awnings) 

Burnett. W. H. & R. (furriers) .. 

Coleman's Nation.ll Business College. . . . 
Drunimond, Alex (tinware & crockery). 
Dobbins, .1. W. Tenginej'r it macliinisl^. . 
Howard, Frank (printerand stationer).. 

Harrison. Frank ( stenographer) 

Innis, Miss M. M. (hair store & intelli- 

ence office) 

Linton, Crayon Artist 

Latimer (gents' furnishings) 

Luckert, Emil (upholsterer) 

Matthews, H. M. (sawmill) 

Miller. S. M. (cigars) 

Neill, Jas. (wood turning) 

Reimer, W. H. (civil engineer) - « 

Shafer & McDaniel. (road builders anil 

quarry) 

Smith & Dodd M'fg Co. (jerseys) 

Stetson, Horace (attorney) 

Smith's Express Co 

ShotweP, N. E. (piano tuner) 



35 
.59 
83 
95 

47 

39-54 
103 
101 
39 
63 
91 
96 

90 
53 
42 
.36 
33 
34 
45 
44 

97 
88 
36 

38 
87 



Sutcliffe & Noon, (steam heating en- 
gineers) 100 

Wright & Ivindsley, (contractors and 

road builders) 48 

Williams, H. D. (marble and granite). .. 39 

Howard, Frank (printer) 91 

Millinery and Fancy Goods. 

Day, Miss E. E . 7r 

Werner, Mrs. C. F 33 

Pictures and Picture Frames. 

Ball Brothers 79 

Jessen, H. B 37-49 

Keers, Fred'k Sons 98 

Provision Dealers. 

Burchan, Joseph D 93 

Baxter Bros , 51 

Brown, John H 87 

Crane, O. P 51 

Condit, O. E. & W. E (wholesale) ... 90 

Eckert i Weeks 85 

Eckert, F. J 34 

Fallon Bros 94 

Geister & Deutelln . . 40 

Geisel, ME 59 

Helzel, Mrs. F 78 

Marks, A 37 

Scherrer, John 48 

Varndell. Albert & Co 33 

Way &: Bennet 96 

Wheaton, M 88 

Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fitting. 

Daum, August E 52 

Harrison & Walker 8T 

Shipman, C. L 48 

Ward, Charles . 90 

Werner, Geo. H 49 

Sutcliffe & Noon 100 

Pianos and Slusical Merchandise. 



Hemstreet, M. E. 
Jones, Frank 



78 
40 



Photographers. 

Benjamin, O. C, Jr '. 41 

Bradj-, H. J 54 



Harrison & Co 



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Painters and Paper Hangers. 

Bode. Adolph ft Son 33 

Cohn, Morris ft Co , 89 

Meeker, Edward 80 

Bovlan. C. H 82 

Miller & Sharp 37 

Real Estate and Insurance. 

Appleton, Rob't Jr.. 90 

Briien, E, E 81 

Condit, S. D 91 

DeVore, Geo 96 

Ferris, Chas. C. (Prudential) 54 

Hamilton, Edw. P. & Co 51-58-97 

Long, S. M 94 

Linfisav, Montgomery 78 

Taylor," Ira M 77 

Wallace, M. B 84 

Ward. Wm. A 79 

Ward & Roche 85 

Woodruff, W. H. & Son 59 

Stained Glass. 

Payne. George 88 

Slack, S. & Co 35 



Tailors and Clothiers. 

Robinson, , John •... 88 

Ready, M 49 

Ready, John J 96 

Schwarz, Christian 50 

Stern, J . 40 

Trabold, S. & Son 36 

Watches and Jewelry. 

Haag, Jas. J S6 

Holmes 90 

Hood. A. J 83 

Hall. W. H 58 

Luff. W. H 84 

Undertakers and Embalmers. 

Dowd & Brennan 49 

Romer, Peter D 41 

Van Buskirk, Levi 48 



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